Scania has announced the start of sales for its autonomous trucks to the mining sector, and will roll it out by region. The company said It is now possible to place orders for Scania’s 40-tonne autonomous heavy tipper for mining, and orders for its 50-tonne model will soon open. As a first step, Scania said it will start sales of…
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Caterpillar marks 130 years in Wisconsin home
The year – 1893. Only 44 of today’s 50 states formed the union, and Grover Cleveland was elected the country’s 24thpresident. College basketball was in its infancy, holding its first official game. And the Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company opened a new manufacturing facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to improve and expand its production facilities. Full story.
Read MoreTBEA secures 100 EACON hybrid autonomous trucks
EACON Mining Technology held a launch ceremony on 18 July for the deployment of 100 hybrid autonomous mining trucks to the South pit of TBEA – China’s highest-capacity coal mine. The deployment marks the largest fleet of autonomous mining trucks within a single mine worldwide. Full Story.
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