Rio Tinto boosts driverless truck fleet to 150
- Publishing Date
- 04 Nov 2011 5:45pm GMT
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- Mining Magazine
Loading & Hauling
Rio Tinto is set to become the owner of the world’s largest fleet of driverless trucks, as it signed a deal to buy at least 150 from Komatsu over the next four years. The trucks, which will start arriving in 2012, will be used in Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore mines in Western Australia, and can be controlled from the Operations Centre in Perth over 1500km away.
The move is the latest development in Rio Tinto’s Mine of the Future programme, which aims to introduce next-generation mining technology while reducing costs, increasing efficiency and improving health, safety and environmental performance.
The move is a 15-fold expansion from Rio Tinto’s previous plan of doubling its fleet to 10 trucks. Implementing autonomous haulage on this scale increases productivity by moving more material quickly and safely.
Tom Albanese, chief executive of Rio Tinto, said: “This announcement further reinforces our longstanding alliance with Komatsu. We have been partnering with Komatsu, using their advanced truck technology at our mines, for almost 20 years.”
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