Tag: autonomous mining trucks

Autonomous

In industry first, Komatsu autonomous mining trucks now qualified to run on LTE

The mining industry’s first autonomous haulage system will run on private LTE mobile broadband technology that's more reliable, secure and has higher capacity.

January 29, 2019

Autonomous

Go for a ride in an autonomous Komatsu haul truck

Komatsu was gracious enough to give the public an inside look at exactly how its Autonomous Haulage System works. Check out the video here on Equipment World.

November 2, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: How Komatsu autonomous mine trucks work; Cat upgrades 918M loader; Ram intros more luxurious Rebel; Cat intros side-discharge buckets; 6 new backhoe attachments

The latest edition of Equipment World's Equipment Roundup discusses the most recent heavy equipment news. Get more news in the industry on Equipment World.

October 8, 2018

Autonomous

Cat’s autonomous mine truck system will soon drive Komatsu 930Es

With 100 autonomous haul trucks expected to be working in mines across the world by the end of this year, Caterpillar is emphasizing its brand agnostic mining technology platform, part of its efforts to embed itself deep into a mine’s operation. “Autonomy is no longer an experiment,” said Denise Johnson, Caterpillar Resource Industries group president […]

September 18, 2017

Construction Equipment

Komatsu unveils Autonomous Haulage Vehicle, a mining truck that doesn’t even have a cab

Though it offers autonomous operation on its 830E and 930E haul trucks, Komatsu has unveiled at the MINExpo show in Las Vegas a mining truck designed specifically for unmanned operation. Typically, the only difference you can spot between manned and unmanned mining trucks is the lack of an operator inside the cab. But Komatsu’s aptly-named […]

September 29, 2016

Vocational

How Cat is using the 793F haul truck to bring automation to more machines

Caterpillar first started internal discussions on autonomous trucks back in 1996, says Jim Hawkins, director of the company’s mining technology enabled solutions, “but really we didn’t start in earnest until 2012. We really wanted to focus on how to make an autonomous truck outperform a truck with an operator.” Company executives, including Hawkins and Cat group […]

September 27, 2016