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Autonomous construction equipment: How AI is moving heavy machinery out of the cab
Autonomous excavators, bulldozers and haul machines are moving beyond controlled demonstrations onto commercial construction sites. Bedrock Robotics says operatorless excavators are now working on major U.S. infrastructure projects, while Komatsu and AIM Intelligent Machines have entered commercial deployment and Caterpillar is adapting decades of mining autonomy for construction. The larger opportunity is not simply removing a person from one cab, but changing how contractors use scarce operators, existing equipment and entire earthmoving fleets.
SANY’s SKT110Ei enters South America as Chinese mining automation takes on entrenched rivals
SANY’s first South American SKT110Ei shipment combines electric autonomous trucks, cloud dispatching and mine-site support, but the undisclosed customer and fleet size leave the commercial scale of the breakthrough to be proven.
Mining’s biggest trucks no longer need drivers, and the economics are starting to show
Autonomous haul trucks are already moving billions of tonnes of iron ore, gold and other materials across some of the world’s largest mines. Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue have pushed driverless haulage into large-scale commercial operations, while Komatsu has commissioned its 1,000th ultra-class autonomous truck. The next disruption is moving beyond removing drivers as fleet-management software begins coordinating traffic, equipment utilisation, maintenance and, increasingly, the energy needed to run battery-electric mining fleets.
Razor Labs launches DataMind AI 5.0 as mining AI moves from failure alerts to maintenance execution
Razor Labs is extending DataMind AI beyond predictive warnings into investigation, collaboration and fault-resolution workflows, but recurring contracts and cash discipline remain the investor test.
H-Power (AIM: HPOW): Can August certification finally turn hydrogen orders into revenue?
H-Power has hydrogen orders and ÂŁ17.4 million of cash, but August LC30 certification must turn demand into revenue before investor confidence returns.
Why mining fleet management software has become the contested control layer of the next mining capex cycle
Caterpillar wants 2,000 autonomous trucks by 2030. Komatsu just commissioned its 1,000th. The fleet management software war underneath is bigger.
Rio Tinto, BHP launch battery-electric haul truck trials in Pilbara to advance zero-emissions goals
In an unprecedented move in the mining industry, Rio Tinto Group and BHP Group Limited are spearheading the…
General Motors, Komatsu partner to develop hydrogen fuel cell mining trucks
General Motors, renowned for its hydrogen fuel cell technology, and Komatsu, a global leader in mining and construction…
Komatsu to buy German underground equipment manufacturer GHH Group
Japanese multinational corporation Komatsu has agreed to acquire GHH Group, a Germany-based underground mining, tunnelling and special civil…