According to the well known truck-manufacturer, the updated system benefits from vastly increased computing capacity, smarter algorithms and optimized use of map data.
Thanks to this, Scania says trucks with the new CCAP system can reach additional fuel savings of up to 2% on undulated roads while typically still maintaining the same average speed.
Commenting on the update, Stefan Dorski, Senior Vice President and Head of Scania Trucks, said:
“With this introduction, we bring Scania Opticruise and our active predictive system to a new, even smarter level. Our customers can now choose with high precision exactly what they expect their trucks – or drivers – to prioritize, the lowest possible consumption or the highest possible average speed.”
In a press release, Scania boasts of the system’s ability to “look ahead” and plan the optimal way for a truck to manage uphill and downhill stretches using topo-graphical map data.
The manufacturer says the aim of this is to avoid all kinds of unnecessary braking, and to always strive for using the optimal gear without frequent gearshifts. Last but not least, the system also takes advantage of the trucks kinetic energy (e.g. created when rolling over hill crests).
Julian Kurzawscki Modro, Director Industries and Applications, Scania Trucks, said:
“Employing these ‘tricks’ may seem simple in theory, but in reality is it an awful lot of parameters that must be considered and processed for reaching an optimal result. Our engineers have managed to make the system a lot smarter, hence making it capable of making more perfected decisions true to the driver’s intentions”.
Modro added:
“A driver that is set to save as much fuel as possible would choose Economy and level 3, which would tell the truck that the driver can accept that the speed drops quite a lot and for a longer time than before when reaching a crest. But quite often the average speed will still be the same since the truck would now be able to eco roll with the gear in neutral for a much longer period. This setting may not be usable all the time though, like in busy traffic. But the point is that the driver can prioritize to a much greater extent”.
Scania states that drivers do not have to go for the most advanced settings in order to save fuel. The company adds that Standard mode on level 2 would still offer increased savings compared to former versions of the system:
“The increased computing power and the new, more advanced algorithms will always make a difference”, says Modro. “Drivers will experience a more dynamic speed adaptation, fully in line with their set intention and the actual road and traffic conditions. The truck will pick up and deliver on the driver’s wishes”.