ATS 1.55 Update: Freightliner Cascadia 2024 Update

As part of the upcoming 1.55 update for American Truck Simulator, we’re excited to introduce a range of improvements and new customization options for the Freightliner Cascadia 2024. This includes new accessories, updated interior and exterior options, and more. Let’s take a closer look, shall we?

Several new accessories have been added to allow for even greater personalization of your Freightliner Cascadia. This includes a paintable airdam, a vertical exhaust system, chrome side mirrors and filter fins, and a paintable sunvisor for the sleeper variant. We hope these additions make it easier than ever to fine-tune your Cascadia’s appearance to match your style or virtual trucking company's branding! 

Inside the cabin, we've added a new black interior variant, while also updating the existing tan and grey versions. Drivers will also have the choice between a traditional gauge cluster on their dashboard or a modern digital dashboard layout. With these additions, each sleeper configuration now includes six unique interior variants, giving you more options for your cabin.

On the exterior, we’ve worked on improving the sleeper's details as well. The 72" sleeper side walls have been remodelled, particularly around the window area. Blind spot sensors have also received an update, allowing them to function correctly with both the traditional A-pillar sensors and the digital mirror displays. The camera arms have also been adjusted, with their marker lights now functioning solely as turn indicators, reflecting real-world behavior more accurately.

Alongside these updates, we’ve made several under-the-hood improvements, including various bug fixes and animation updates, to enhance your overall driving experience with the Freightliner Cascadia.

We’d like to thank our partners at Freightliner for their ongoing cooperation. We hope you enjoy the refreshed Freightliner Cascadia experience, and we look forward to seeing how you make it your own when 1.55 update rolls out. Until next time, keep on truckin'!

SCS On The Road: Freightliner Fifth Generation Cascadia Walk-Around

Today we're happy to share with you a very special SCS On The Road episode! Join us at the Daimler Truck North America High Desert Proving Grounds, in Madras, Oregon USA, as we check out the Fifth Generation Cascadia from Freightliner which was recently added as a driveable truck in American Truck Simulator, alongside the launch of the real truck.

During our visit, Oscar, our Director of Global Partnerships, had the pleasure of meeting with Tim Norton, Powertrain Product Marketing at Daimler Trucks North America. Tim provided us with an in-depth tour of the new Fifth Generation Cascadia, inside and out. This episode is packed with detailed information, including the history of the Cascadia, the key changes in each generation, and what makes the Fifth Generation Cascadia their most advanced and aerodynamic on-highway truck to date.

We'd like to thank our partners at Freightliner for allowing us to film and share this episode with you and for the team's kind hospitality during our visit. We really learnt a lot and we are sure you will too. 

If you enjoyed this episode, we'd love to hear your comments! Be sure to let us know your favorite new feature of the Fifth Generation Cascadia, along with a like and a subscribe, it really helps support our channel and videos. We will see you soon for the next episode, until then, keep on truckin'! 

ATS: Introducing The Fifth Generation Cascadia

We're thrilled to announce the arrival of the The Fifth Generation Cascadia from Freightliner in American Truck Simulator, which is now available to purchase and drive in-game. This release is especially exciting, as we've worked closely with the team at Freightliner to synchronize its real-life premiere and launch with our virtual implementation. 

Ready to hit the road? Let's take a closer look at the newest generation of this iconic on-highway truck. 

The Fifth Generation Cascadia is the most advanced on-highway truck Freightliner has ever offered, featuring a cutting edge aerodynamic package with chassis fairings, skirts, cabin extenders, roof fairings, front wheel closeouts and a new aerodynamic hood. These features help streamline airflow and reduce drag, extending the fuel efficiency and range on each journey.  

Drivers can also take advantage of the new MirrorEye® digital camera system on the Fifth Generation Cascadia, which provides considerably better vision for the driver, even when light or weather conditions are challenging. 

The design of The Fifth Generation Cascadia has been inspired and tested by The SuperTruck II, a prototype truck from Freightliner which is used to push the boundaries of Freightliner's vision for sustainable design by optimizing current technologies.

We'd like to thank our friends at Freightliner and Daimler Truck North America for allowing us to work with them closely to launch this truck both the real world and virtual American Truck Simulator world with early access reference material. We know our community are going to really enjoy this new addition!

We were also given the opportunity to collect our own reference shots and record sounds with the Fifth Generation Cascadia at the High Desert Proving Ground in Madras, Oregon. We look forward to sharing more about our trip and our time with the Cascadia in a future SCS On The Road episode! 

It's time to get trucking! We are looking forward to hearing about your first experiences with The Fifth Generation Cascadia from Freightliner. Share with us and Freightliner your screenshots, videos and more, and we'd love to share them. See you on the road! 

1.44: MY2022 Freightliner Cascadia Update

Among other changes arriving in American Truck Simulator in the 1.44 update, there will also be a rather small addition, that is technically actually bigger than it might seem. We are excited to let you know that we are bringing new interior options for Freightliner Cascadia trucks!

Our friends at Freightliner contacted us with an opportunity to create the newly-released MY2022 interior trims for our in-game Freightliner Cascadia trucks, and our team worked hard to create them as fast as possible in order to bring them to the players in the nearest update. 

In total, there will be 3 new interior trims added for the Freightliner Cascadia in order to line-up with what they are now offering in real-life. The all-new trim designs will be available in all 4 cabin types. But we have also taken a step further with the 72" cabin versions because these trims will include a table with seats in the back as well!

We are also pleased to learn that our friends at Freightliner love our live streams so much, that they accepted our invitation to have a representative be a part of one of our broadcasts, which we will be dedicating to the Freightliner Trucks and SCS Software cooperation. We will talk about their brand and products being a part of the ATS Universe, and about the Freightliner Cascadia truck in general while showcasing the new interior looks coming with 1.44 update.

In the end, we agreed on having a live stream with the special guest - Riley Holland, who is a Heavy Duty Segment Specialist for On-Highway Product Marketing at Daimler Trucks North America, and we invite you all to join us on April 14th from 18:00 CEST on our Twitch channel. We hope to see as many of you from our #BestCommunityEver in the chat as possible; however, if you will miss it you don’t have to despair, as we will also have a recording prepared for you a bit later on our Youtube channel as well. 

American Truck Simulator 1.43 Update - 2022 Freightliner® Cascadia

Today, we are happy to share with you some news about the Freightliner® Cascadia, which we are sure avid drivers of this truck will love! In the 1.43 update for American Truck Simulator, we will be introducing new parts and customization options that will allow you to upgrade your current Cascadia to the current production version of the 2022 Freightliner® Cascadia.

The 2022 Freightliner® Cascadia will feature new interior options, as well as exterior changes that further improve fuel economy. Let's go into more details on what changes you can find in this update for the Cascadia! 

Interior

The Cascadia will come with a new interior, the most noticeable change being a brand new digital dashboard. This modern and state-of-the-art dashboard allows the driver to view important information easily and clearly with just the click of a button on the new steering wheels. 

Exterior

The updated exterior includes a new lower and even more streamlined front bumper, updated drive wheel fairings, and new aero deflectors on the A-pillar for improved aerodynamics. These new exterior parts have been specially designed to keep the Cascadia on the road for longer by improving its fuel economy. These updated parts also bring a fresh and futuristic look to an already modern truck.

The 2022 Freightliner® Cascadia will be made available at the in-game Freightliner® dealership or as an upgrade at your nearest repair shop. Be sure to share with us your pictures of when you take it for a drive for the first time. 

We look forward to sharing more news with you in the future about the 1.43 update and other future updates and content in the works too. 

The Freightliner Cascadia® has arrived!

The Cascadia® is the most advanced on-highway truck Freightliner has ever offered; and today we are excited to announce its arrival in American Truck Simulator. Available to purchase from your local in-game dealership, the Freightliner comes with numerous customisation options.

Its virtual implementation in our game also includes a wide array of configurations including 12 chassis variants, 14 engine choices, 13 transmissions, 4 different cabin types, 4 interior trim options, and loads of other customization options. Whatever journey you have in mind, there will be a Cascadia® ready for the job! As a bonus, we are also including a unique paintjob as seen on Freightliner's promotional videos. This is available for the ownable 53' box trailers.

Bringing this iconic truck to the virtual roads of American Truck Simulator wouldn't have been possible without the help of the team at Freightliner Trucks, who has helped us recreate the Cascadia® in great detail. A big thank you, of course, goes to all those involved in this project here at SCS Software, from the very first contact to creating the 3D models, interiors, texturing, bug testing, and more, it wouldn't be possible without you!

We were also provided with the opportunity to rent an imported Freightliner Cascadia® and record the needed sounds for a day. You can watch a video of our recording session here! The generosity and collaboration of all companies involved have allowed this project to progress to where it is today.

The Freightliner Cascadia® arrives as a free DLC add-on for every owner of the American Truck Simulator. Find the latest update on your Steam Client (which may require a restart for some users) to receive this new addition to your library.

Be sure to share your first journey on the virtual roads with Freightliner Trucks (Twitter, Instagram) and us (Twitter, Instagram) using the hashtag #MyCascadia. We can't wait for you take a drive of for yourself.