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Cortez pilots collision avoidance system

Barrick Gold’s Cortez mine in Nevada, US, is trialling the use of Hexagon Mining’s SAFEmine collision avoidance technology on its haul truck and light vehicle fleet to see if it can reduce the risk of vehicular incidents

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The new collision avoidance system at Cortez uses light-emitting diodes to help drivers spot other vehicles

The new collision avoidance system at Cortez uses light-emitting diodes to help drivers spot other vehicles

The collision avoidance system, which has been installed on nearly 200 vehicles, uses a combination of Global Positioning System (GPS) and radar technology to identify nearby mobile equipment and vehicle...

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