Scania launched smartwatch applications that it claims will focus on the well-being of professional drivers. A specially designed Apple Watch, Scania edition promises apps for health and fitness tracking for the individual driver. It is claimed to provide features that have been specifically designed for jobs needing long periods of sitting, combined with short bursts of heavy physical labor, like loading and unloading the truck. These new driver performance functions are claimed to complement truck and fleet management features such as fuel consumption monitoring, previously an integral part of Scania’s popular ‘Black Griffin’ smartwatch. Black Griffin is claimed to be the first watch created especially for the truck drivers.“We’ve always had drivers’ needs as the main focal point for our product and service development, but the Scania Edition takes things a step further,” averred Jonas Svanholm, Director – Digital Business, Scania. Its features include the ability to track a driver’s performance, send alerts to the wearer when they are tired or when they need to move around after a period of stagnation. Another fall detection app ensures that during a accident or emergency situation the driver’s emergency contact is reached out. To mark the launch of the Apple watch Scania edition, the company also launched a V8 watch bracelet, an optional accessory built by melting down the LB 140 V8 engine. It is re-forged and turned into a cast iron watch strap, called the Scania 140 V8 watch bracelet.The Apple Watch Scania Edition and the Scania 140 V8 watch bracelet are available now with select Scania retailers, and through the Scania web shop.