Predictika · Scania · Coaches and buses

An AI sales agent's coach and bus quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order quote for Scania Touring and Interlink coaches or Citywide LE battery electric buses, sold in euros in Europe. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which prices the order line by line, checks the total and seating capacity the agent states against its own, and returns a verdict, every reason and, for a quote that can proceed, the line-item quote itself.

Scope: Order quotes for Scania Touring, Interlink and Citywide LE vehicles in the EU, Nordic countries and UK. See everything this validator covers

This model covers order quotes for five vehicles: Touring HD 12.1 m and 13.7 m, Interlink LD 12.0 m and HD 13.2 m, and the Citywide LE 12 m battery electric bus. It handles any case involving these, not just the scenarios shown on this page.

  • Seating, luggage and accessibility — seats against the maximum once wheelchair spaces, a toilet module and a lift are counted, luggage volume against the trip type, lifts on high-floor coaches only and ramps on low-entry buses only, and a toilet module only where it fits.
  • Driveline and range — fuel type and power against the model, a battery pack on electric buses only, and estimated range against the daily distance with a 15 percent reserve.
  • Regulation and region — public service contracts under the Clean Vehicles Directive, a wheelchair space on public contracts, right-hand drive for the UK, and the Nordic winter pack.
  • Pricing and approval — maintenance term and the Fixed requirement for electric buses, lead time against the delivery date, discount authority by order size, and the price built up line by line. The total and seating capacity the agent states are checked against the computed ones.

Other Scania models, trucks and used vehicles are not covered. Prices, seat counts, ranges, lead times, maintenance rates and discount limits are illustrative values.

The AI sales agentBuilds the coach and bus quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

8 scenarios in 4 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same kinds of case. Rows a CPQ handles easily, such as plain option availability, are left out. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Seats that drop with each wheelchair space, toilet module and lift, compared with the seats orderedOnly with care
A calculated field that subtracts each item, plus a rule against the seats ordered. Works if every item carries its seat loss.		Capacity is computed from the build and checked against the seats on every call.
Battery range worked out from the pack and compared with the daily distance plus a reserveOnly with care
A lookup for each pack, a formula and a validation rule. Doable, but the reserve lives in the formula and has to be kept in step.		Range, reserve and daily need are computed together and the shortfall is reported.
Public-contract rules that depend on the engine type and on a certified fuel supply contractOnly with care
Conditions on engine type and a certificate flag, spread over several rules.		The contract type, engine and certificate are checked together on every call.
Discount authority in tiers: a salesperson alone, an approver up to a cap that grows with the order size, a block aboveOnly with care
Thresholds in separate rules, one set for each order-size tier.		Rep limit, approver band and ceiling come out of one check.
A quote that states a total or a seating capacity different from what the build givesOnly with workarounds
The stated figure is rarely a field on the quote, so there is nothing to compare with the calculated one.		The stated figures travel with the quote and are compared with the computed ones on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1Seats against the maximum after wheelchair spaces, toilet and lift
2Luggage volume against the trip type
3Lift for high-floor coaches and ramp for low-entry buses; wheelchair spaces need one
4Public contract needs a wheelchair space
5Toilet module not available on a low-entry bus
6Fuel type offered on the model
7Engine power against the model minimum
8Battery pack on electric buses only, and required there
9Battery range against the daily distance with a 15 percent reserve
10Clean Vehicles Directive for public contracts (electric, CNG/biogas or HVO with a certified contract)
11Right-hand drive for the UK
12Electric buses need Fixed maintenance
13Maintenance term within 36 to 96 months
14Lead time against the delivery date
15Discount authority by order size (block above the maximum, approval above the salesperson limit)
16Long-distance coach without a toilet (operator sign-off)
17Price built up line by line (vehicle, engine, battery, seats, toilet, lift or ramp, wheelchair spaces, regional pack, discount, maintenance)
18Stated total against the computed total
19Stated seating capacity against the computed capacity

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Battery range: Citywide LE with the 330 kWh pack on a 300 km day

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 Scania Citywide LE 12 m battery electric buses with the 330 kWh battery pack, 40 seats, one wheelchair space with a ramp, plus Fixed maintenance for 60 months, for a city operator whose buses run 300 km a day, with delivery in 44 weeks. The quote states a total price of EUR 1,695,900.00 and a seating capacity of 41. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Battery range below the daily need. estimated range 270 km is below the 345 km the daily duty needs with a 15 percent reserve.
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2. Battery range: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 Scania Citywide LE 12 m battery electric buses with the 520 kWh battery pack, 40 seats, one wheelchair space with a ramp, plus Fixed maintenance for 60 months, for a city operator whose buses run 300 km a day, with delivery in 44 weeks. The quote states a total price of EUR 1,923,900.00 and a seating capacity of 41. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Total price EUR 1,923,900.00. Seating capacity 41; luggage need 0 liters; lead time 40 weeks.
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3. Public contract: Diesel coaches on a public contract without an HVO supply contract

    
The agent's request. Please quote 4 Scania Interlink HD 13.2 m coaches with the DC13 420 hp diesel engine, 48 seats, one wheelchair space with a lift, plus Flexible maintenance for 60 months, for a public service contract on intercity routes, with delivery in 30 weeks. The quote states a total price of EUR 1,514,800.00 and a seating capacity of 51. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Clean Vehicles Directive. a public contract under the Clean Vehicles Directive needs electric, CNG/biogas or HVO with a certified HVO supply contract.
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4. Public contract: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 4 Scania Interlink HD 13.2 m coaches with the DC13 420 hp diesel engine with a certified HVO fuel supply contract, 48 seats, one wheelchair space with a lift, plus Flexible maintenance for 60 months, for a public service contract on intercity routes, with delivery in 30 weeks. The quote states a total price of EUR 1,514,800.00 and a seating capacity of 51. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Total price EUR 1,514,800.00. Seating capacity 51; luggage need 2,880 liters; lead time 24 weeks.
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5. Discount authority: Interlink LD order at a 16 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote 12 Scania Interlink LD 12.0 m coaches with the DC13 420 hp diesel engine and a 16 percent discount, 50 Comfort seats, for intercity routes, with delivery in 30 weeks. The quote states a total price of EUR 2,741,760.00 and a seating capacity of 55. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Discount above the maximum. 16 percent discount exceeds the 12 percent maximum for a 12 vehicle order.
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6. Discount authority: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 12 Scania Interlink LD 12.0 m coaches with the DC13 420 hp diesel engine and a 12 percent discount, 50 Comfort seats, for intercity routes, with delivery in 30 weeks. The quote states a total price of EUR 2,872,320.00 and a seating capacity of 55. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Approval for the discount. 12 percent discount is above the 5 percent a salesperson can give; approvable up to 12 percent.
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7. Stated figures: Stated total and seating capacity that do not match the build

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Scania Touring HD 12.1 m coaches with the DC13 420 hp diesel engine and a toilet module, 44 seats, a wheelchair lift and one wheelchair space, plus Fixed maintenance for 48 months, for intercity routes, with delivery in 30 weeks. The quote states a total price of EUR 752,000.00 and a seating capacity of 53. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated total does not match. the quote states a total of EUR 752,000.00 but the validator computes EUR 794,000.00.
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  • Stated seating capacity does not match. the quote states a seating capacity of 53 but the validator computes 45 for this configuration.
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8. Stated figures: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Scania Touring HD 12.1 m coaches with the DC13 420 hp diesel engine and a toilet module, 44 seats, a wheelchair lift and one wheelchair space, plus Fixed maintenance for 48 months, for intercity routes, with delivery in 30 weeks. The quote states a total price of EUR 794,000.00 and a seating capacity of 45. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Total price EUR 794,000.00. Seating capacity 45; luggage need 2,640 liters; lead time 24 weeks.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order quote for Scania Touring and Interlink coaches or Citywide LE battery electric buses, sold in euros in Europe. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which prices the order line by line, checks the total and seating capacity the agent states against its own, and returns a verdict, every reason and, for a quote that can proceed, the line-item quote itself.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote 3 Scania Citywide LE 12 m battery electric buses with the 330 kWh battery pack, 40 seats, one wheelchair space with a ramp. The quote states a total price of EUR 1,695,900.00 and a seating capacity of 41. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. estimated range 270 km is below the 345 km the daily duty needs with a 15 percent reserve.
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  6. The validator returned one blocking finding in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for battery range worked out from the pack and compared with the daily distance plus a reserve, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with Scania Citywide LE Suburban 12 m battery electric and Battery pack; the other three lines are on screen.
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  13. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's total, EUR 1,923,900.00, matches the quote.
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  14. One problem caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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