Autonomous Workshop Logistics with Scania

Scania operates a global service network of 1,800+ workshops, ensuring heavy vehicles remain reliable, safe, and efficient throughout their operational life. Skilled technicians deliver advanced diagnostics, preventive maintenance, and precise repair work. 

Today, technicians spend a considerable time per day away from their workstations, walking to the warehouse to manually retrieve assigned parts that are required for each service job. These trips, often 10–20 minutes long, interrupt workflows, reduce productive repair time, and can slow overall service operations. 

We are seeking a solution to automate the movement of parts from warehouse to workstation. Parts for each repair are identified in advance through digital job sheets, which include a delivery schedule. Alternatively, parts can be requested on-demand by technicians via tablets. A robot retrieves pre-picked parts from a designated stand in the warehouse and delivers them directly to one of the several workstations. This ensures technicians stay focused on repairs while a robot handles logistics, returning to a charging dock when idle. 

The ideal solution is an AMR or AGV capable of safe, real-time navigation in narrow and unpredictable workshop environments with rough surfaces and slight edges. It should autonomously lift and transport EUR pallets or similar baskets, provide real-time status updates, require minimal technician involvement, and allow easy maintenance. Additional advantages include autonomous charging and readiness for future outdoor operations. 

A selected solution partner will receive financial and technical support to pilot and validate the solution in a real Scania workshop. The pilot offers close collaboration with Scania experts and decision-makers, providing deep insight into workshop operations while evaluating the feasibility for larger-scale deployment in other Scania service workshops. 

We are open to various collaboration models, such as hardware purchase, leasing, or SaaS. For a chosen partner, this is an opportunity to prove technology with a global leader in sustainable transport, establish a trusted partnership, and create lasting industry impact.