Connected Goods Proof of Concept

Purpose and goal:

The objective of the project was to better understand the practical challenges of digitizing a flow but also to see how a digital twin of a flow can improve Scania´s transport, whose objective is sustainable transportation. This pilot shows that this technology has the potential to make Scania´s transportation more efficient and thereby reduce Scania´s environmental impact.

Expected results and effects:

The pilot showed that it was easy to set up the system and that there is good potential to streamline the flow, including through more efficient deviation management and reduced manual work.

The technology worked without deviations and Scania could follow all transportation in real time and receive the desired reports Approach and implementation:

Battery-free radio units are mounted on boxes that send an encrypted ID and information about environmental changes in the shipment. Bridges are installed at entrances where goods are handed over. Bessa sends data to the cloud via a 4G or 5G network connection.

The key technology is the two cloud systems: the Wiliot cloud for tag ID decoding, which then sends data to the Gravity cloud by InnoTractor which also receives data from the bridges and from the radio units and combines this into useful information presented in the Gravity dashboard and Wiliot -the tag ID decoding cloud.