MANAGEMENT

Autonomy and the era of 'smart tyres'

As autonomous vehicle usage increases and more sensors are embedded in the mineral processing value chain, the management of "off-the-road" (OTR) or earthmover tyres – one of the top five cost drivers in most mining operations – has been a critical consideration.

Continental’s ContiLogger captures data such as tyre pressure, tyre temperature and vehicle and topographic data in real-life applications and transmits it to its experts for analysis

Continental’s ContiLogger captures data such as tyre pressure, tyre temperature and vehicle and topographic data in real-life applications and transmits it to its experts for analysis

The software ‘bots' operating autonomous mining vehicles can certainly work faster and longer than their human counterparts, but as adoption accelerates and automation, starts to permeate, it has also...

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