New Omniplus digital services: Improved vehicle availability for bus fleets

• Omniplus On Uptime pro and Omniplus On monitor improve economic efficiency and sustainability
• Transport companies are kept informed about the condition of all vehicles at all times
• Omniplus On monitor provides improved consumption overview

The Omniplus On Uptime pro service is aimed specifically at transport companies with their own workshop. This digital solution provides both fleet management and the workshop with important diagnostic information in real time. Omniplus On Uptime pro permanently monitors all relevant vehicle systems in Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses and touring coaches. All models since 2018 can be integrated into Omniplus On Uptime pro.

The Omniplus On Uptime pro service provides the company's workshop with detailed diagnostic data in addition to viewable data and analyses, which thus helps the workshop prepare for upcoming tasks, bundle repairs and maintenance, and optimise servicing times. In the web-based Omniplus On Portal, the workshop has access to a full remote diagnosis with all active and stored faults as well as freeze frame data, without having to physically connect to the vehicle's diagnostic device as before. In addition, dispatchers have access to real-time information related to every message on the driver's display and to critical status values in the respective vehicle – meaning that misunderstandings between drivers and dispatchers are excluded.

Transport companies are kept informed about the condition of all vehicles at all times

The uncluttered display in the Omniplus On Portal prioritises analysis data for the entire fleet sorted by urgency and contains concrete recommendations for action. On the one hand, this helps avoid the need for complex, costly vehicle replacement during ongoing operation in the event of non-critical malfunctions. On the other hand, this system can also prevent consequential damage and reduce the extent of damage. In addition, workshop personnel can use the remote query for fault detection and shorten servicing times. In the event of a fault message, there is no longer any need to travel to the vehicle and perform a manual diagnosis.

Bus and touring coach diagnostic experts and experienced software specialists from Daimler Buses have developed Omniplus On Uptime pro in close cooperation with large transport companies like Hamburger Hochbahn. Omniplus On Uptime pro is continuously optimised thanks to extensive field tests. The digital interfaces of the Omniplus On data packages allow transport companies to import data from Omniplus On Uptime pro to their own systems and use these data as they see fit.

Omniplus On monitor provides improved consumption overview

Omniplus On monitor, the digital service for monitoring and optimising consumption values, offers enhanced options for optimising the economic efficiency and sustainability of bus and touring coach fleets. The latest version can do more than record and analyse the fuel consumption of buses and touring coaches with combustion engines. Omniplus On monitor can now also precisely evaluate the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro's energy consumption and display this in the online portal. This analysis takes into account the energy taken from the batteries as well as the recuperated energy, i.e. the energy recovered when braking or coasting downhill.

Omniplus has also added important new functions to the On monitor category. For all drive types, consumption can now be evaluated separately according to traction and auxiliary consumers such as the heating or air conditioning system. This allows for a better comparison of individual vehicles and, if required, the introduction of suitable measures to reduce energy consumption, e.g. by means of targeted driver training. Another helpful tool provided by the Omniplus On monitor is the logbook function. This means that all vehicle data, including consumption, can be allocated by time as well as by route. These analyses provide a quick overview of the status of the fleet at all times and can also serve as the basis for further optimisation, e.g. when it comes to future line management or timetable preparation.