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' s talk mining : Caterpillar and saving the world - CES Livestream
Caterpillar has been investing in the development of bestin-class mining technology solutions for more than 30 years , developing the buildingblock offerings that surface and underground mines use every day to improve consistency and efficiency , enable safer operations and reduce overall operating costs .
It ’ s been a long journey . The company ’ s first research into autonomous vehicles began in the 1980s , with prototype autonomous Cat trucks running in a quarry as early as the 1990s . The first official MineStar Command for hauling site began operating in 2013 and today Caterpillar has more than 350 trucks operating 24 / 7 on three continents .
The Cat 797F autonomous haul truck weighs in at 284.6 tons , rising to 687.5 tons on a full load – the equivalent of 15 189-
The Cat 797F autonomous haul truck weighs in at
284.6 tons
the equivalent of 15
189-seat passenger planes ! seat passenger planes – and can move 4.91 trillion pounds of material .
“ The CES show is filled with innovators who are always looking for the next technology breakthrough ,” said Johnson . “ We ’ re proud to be on that journey , too . But while we continue to innovate for the future , the technologies Caterpillar has developed are doing real work and delivering real results to our mining customers every day .”
CES wasn ’ t just a hardware-come-software opportunity for Caterpillar but an opportunity to attract more talent to its technology team . “ We are committed to making investments in technology research and development ,” said Johnson . “ We need the best and the brightest engineers , developers and tech experts to help us turn those investments into solutions for our customers .”
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