FLEETS

Robo Cats shift 5Bt

HOW long does it take to move 1 billion tonnes? For Caterpillar’s autonomous mining fleet, about nine months.

 A view from inside a Caterpillar truck operating autonomously.

A view from inside a Caterpillar truck operating autonomously.

That is how long it took for trucks equipped with Caterpillar Minestar Command for hauling to go from 4Bt hauled to 5Bt. Some would consider that a good effort given the Caterpillar autonomous mining...

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