Komatsu's partnership with Pronto will bring autonomy to rigid-frame dump trucks for quarries of all sizes with AI-powered ...

The Physical AI revolution is progressing to solve critical problems in harsh environments. Advances in sensing and ...

Komatsu’s newest design, however, the 2,700 horsepower, 49-foot-long, 27-foot-wide Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle (IAHV), has dumped the cab. Without a cab in front, load distribution can ...

The partnership centers on the launch of Komatsu Smart Quarry Autonomous, powered by Pronto, a system that integrates Pronto’s autonomy technologies into quarry-sized haul trucks and ties into ...

The Komatsu Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) utilizes GPS navigation to maneuver large mining trucks along a planned route, enabling them to complete an entire load, haul and dump cycle unmanned.

Back in 2008, Komatsu actually started testing self-driving mining vehicles, but they were conventional trucks upgraded with autonomous capabilities, which meant they still had a cab for a driver ...

Since the launch of its AHS in 2008, Read also: Autonomous mining trucks approach milestone Komatsu has proved its performance in various mine environments and has earned a reputation for safety and ...

With a fleet of more than 750 autonomous haul trucks commissioned worldwide, Komatsu customers have hauled more than 10 billion metric tons of material. They are adding to that milestone at a rate of ...

The Komatsu FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) will be deployed on 11 930E-5 ultra-class haul trucks at Aitik, one of Europe's largest open pit copper mines, located in northern Sweden and ...

Komatsu's latest dump truck is a bit different -- it doesn't even have a cab for a human operator to sit in. The company calls it the Komatsu Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle.

The autonomous truck uses software to guide and control it, which means it continually needs evolutionary upgrades, he said. Komatsu has been working on the unmanned truck for more than 15 years.