Scania delivers first double-deck coach with ADAS to SuperNice
SHAH ALAM: Scania delivered the first double-deck coach with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to SuperNice Express yesterday.
The handover ceremony took place at Scania Malaysia in Bukit Jelutong, witnessed by Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, deputy head of mission at the Embassy of Sweden Robert Lejon, Land Public Transport Agency director-general Datuk Azlan Shah Al Bakri, and Malaysia Institute of Road Safety Research chairman Wong
Shaw Voon.
The latest four Scania K410EB6X2 double-deck coaches to be added to SuperNice’s fleet are equipped with lane departure warning and advanced emergency braking systems.
The SuperNice Express team said the estimated investment for a full bus, with Scania’s chassis including ADAS and full body build, is RM1.2 million each and the buses will tentatively start operating from Aug 24.
Loke said that road safety can be enhanced through various means – general knowledge, infrastructure improvement, driver behaviour, vehicle specifications, and inspections.
He emphasised the crucial role of bus drivers in reducing road fatalities, noting that new technologies such as ADAS now support drivers in performing better. “Bus operators and entrepreneurs should make significant investments into their bus drivers and new technologies to ensure a strong road safety culture.”
He suggested that tour buses travelling beyond 300km must have two drivers.
Loke said the government and industry must collaborate to address the challenge by conducting more training programmes alongside industry-led work placements.
Scania Southeast Asia managing director Joyce Antar said Scania’s vision and mission are to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system with safer and smarter mobility.