McLaren Applied’s Fuel Analytics Service makes instant impact

By Tom Kilkelly

6 November 2023

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Woking's McLaren Applied, the technology and products company, has announced the success of its Fuel Analytics Service in its recent partnership with PT Pamapersada Nusantara (PAMA).

The company revealed that PAMA's fuel and carbon emissions were down 6.5 per cent overall across operations.

McLaren's service is powered by Formula 1-derived technology which collects detailed live data from multiple sensors onboard PAMA’s fleet of mining trucks, transmitting it to cloud-based servers and using it to inform a machine learning-based algorithm.

The Fuel Analytics Service references the data received against a full digital model of the mine, using AI tools to instantaneously calculate what changes the driver should make to optimise fuel efficiency.

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Learning from the behaviours of the most efficient drivers over the last three-days’ worth of data, the model instructs vehicle operators in real time, offering live feedback to ensure optimal driving, maximising efficiency and minimising fuel consumption in any conditions.

Since implementing McLaren Applied’s Fuel Analytics Service on the trucks at its MTBU mine, data has shown fuel savings of up to 4.5 per cent across the selected cycles or routes versus a control group of drivers not yet using the system.

Pak Hendra Hutahean, Vice President Director at PAMA, said: "The immediate impact of McLaren Applied's Fuel Analytics Service has helped to improve both the productivity and efficiency of our operations.

''We are delighted with the results so far and look forward to implementing the technology across further sites once the expected performance at the second site is proven.”

By Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022.

During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan).

His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.