driverless trucks

 The Jimblebar mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
FLEETS

BHP's Jimblebar briefly suspended

Low-level safety incidents were blamed for the suspension.

19 May 2020

Driverless trucks at a Rio Tinto mine in Australia
TECHNOLOGY

UK to invest in driverless vehicles

The third Connected Autonomous Vehicles research and development competition has been launched

26 July 2017

Volvo is just one OEM that has been developing driverless trucks for the mining industry
TECHNOLOGY

Aussie-US alliance for driverless trucks

Queensland University and the University of Nevada will develop technology for driverless vehicles for

23 June 2017

A self-driving Volvo FMX is tested at Kristineberg, Sweden
FLEETS

Volvo tests driverless trucks at Kristineberg

Volvo is now testing driverless trucks underground at Boliden's Kristineberg mine in Sweden

08 September 2016

Rio Tinto boosts driverless truck fleet to 150
EQUIPMENT

Rio Tinto boosts driverless truck fleet to 150

Rio Tinto is set to become the owner of the worlds largest fleet of driverless trucks

04 November 2011

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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