03.11.2022
Artikel Nummer: 42839
Joining forces for autonomous haulage solutions
Truck manufacturer Scania and mining company Rio Tinto are developing more agile autonomous haul trucks at a mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region to pursue potential environmental and productivity benefits.
The two companies have established a long-term research and development collaboration agreement for the continuous advancement of this autonomous technology under which Rio Tinto's Channar mine has become the first active partner site for Scania’s autonomous mining solution.
The partnership also includes options for the future transition to electric-powered vehicles. Rio Tinto and Scania already launched trials on Scania’s 40 t payload autonomous mining trucks in April 2022. (ben)