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Ford Cars Could Soon Drive Themselves Off the Assembly Line
Ford is trialling AI-powered automated driving technology designed to make the process more efficient. For the project, vehicles not only drive themselves off the assembly line, they also selfādrive to final testing stations and self-charge before parking up ready for delivery to customers.
āFord is reinventing its portfolio of vehicles in Europe and exploring how we produce our new EVs is integral to that process,ā said Ford project lead Frank Schwarz. āIntroducing self-driving technology to the assembly line could support efficiency and safety while enabling employees to focus on critical tasks.ā
Caterpillar Announces Collaboration with Luck Stone to Scale Autonomous Solutions to the Aggregates Industry
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced a collaboration with Luck Stone, the nationās largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, to deploy Caterpillarās autonomous solution to Luck Stoneās Bull Run Plant in Chantilly, Virginia. This will be Caterpillarās first autonomous deployment in the aggregates industry and will expand the companyās autonomous truck fleet to include the 100-ton-class (90-tonne-class) CatĀ® 777.
Looking to accelerate autonomous solutions beyond mining, Caterpillar will implement its existing CatĀ® MineStarā¢ Command for Hauling system at the Bull Run quarry, on a fleet of 777G trucks. This will allow Caterpillar to gain greater insights on quarry operations in order to tailor the next generation of autonomous solutions specific to quarry and aggregate applications. This project supports the acceleration of autonomous technology for operations with fewer mobile assets to allow a step change in safety and productivity, as currently experienced at large mining operations.
Monarch Tractor Launches First Commercially Available Electric, āDriver Optionalā Smart Tractor
Local startup Monarch Tractor has announced the first of six Founder Series MK-V tractors are rolling off the production line at its headquarters. Constellation Brands, a leading wine and spirits producer and beer importer, will be the first customer given keys at a launch event today.
The debut caps a two-year development sprint since Monarch, founded in 2018, hatched plans to deliver its smart tractor, complete with the energy-efficient NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform. The tractor combines electrification, automation, and data analysis to help farmers reduce their carbon footprint, improve field safety, streamline farming operations, and increase their bottom lines.
Pioneering autonomous road trains achieve world first
Mineral Resourcesā autonomous road trains project has reached a world-first milestone, achieving a successful demonstration run of a triple-trailer, automated road train platoon with each road train hauling 300 tonnes of iron ore.
The demonstration showcased the success of our autonomous road trains pilot project, which has been underway at our Yilgarn iron ore operations since late 2021.
MinRes has partnered with autonomy specialist Hexagon on the project, integrating Hexagonās drive-by-wire technology with an autonomous management system to orchestrate vehicle movement.