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Eacon driverless truck

$148M funding will triple driverless truck rollout

A foreign company raised money to deploy hundreds more autonomous heavy vehicles. EACON Mining Technology secured a further US$44.5 million (A$67.7M) in finance to roll out three times more...

Sandvik underground truck

Employers approve rolling out 200 vehicles

A mining multinational and equipment supplier will deploy hundreds of machines. Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions and Barrick Gold Corporation recently agreed to globally roll out more than 200...

Caterpillar ET3752 electric underground truck

Mining giant unveils first electric underground truck

A resources multinational revealed plans to transition away from fossil fuels towards emerging technology. Newmont Corporation recently test-drove its first battery electric underground truck. The...

MinRes driverless truck

Employer starts automating 120 heavy vehicles

A diversified resources company introduced driverless trucks to its $2.1 billion development. Mineral Resources (MinRes) recently delivered the first custom off-road triple road train for autonomous...

EACON driverless truck

$83M funding secured for driverless truck expansion

An employer raised money to roll out more autonomous heavy vehicles. EACON Mining Technology recently attracted US$55.22 million (A$83.4M) of capital to deploy additional driverless trucks. Richen...