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This paper aims to analyze the advances in the area of Instrument Clusters for commercial vehicles. A historical of the evolution of the clusters through time and the main aspects of their improvements are presented. The old and new concepts of clusters are compared with focus on their reliability, friendly interface, flexibility and financial aspects. An example cluster, the INS2000, is explored as a representant of the Modern Clusters Concept. The impact of such cluster in the automotive industry is analyzed on the basis of its technical characteristics as well as experiences of the users.

The purpose of this paper is the presentation of the main experiences of customers and users of trucks and buses regarding the electronic systems placed in these vehicles, specially in the Latin American market. Basically, in the past years the number of on-board electronic devices increased a lot and the evolution of the customer know-how concerning the new technologies is in progress. Therefore, a line between the mechanical engine and the electronic vehicle management will be traced on this paper, considering the time the customers have taken to react regarding the applied innovations.