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“ We have the opportunity to develop an aspect of fossil-free mining operations , a step towards achieving a fossil-free society and basic industry ”
MARIA LINDBERG , MANAGER , HEAVY ELECTRIFIED TRANSPORT AT VATTENFALL
customers enables it to create the industry ’ s first full-function Open Autonomy platform .
“ Regardless of the strategies of other industrial autonomy vendors , Wenco and Oxbotica believe firmly in the principle of open systems and consider it the primary way to bring about our joint goals of widespread adoption of autonomous technology and safer , more productive industrial operations . Our joint platform will allow customers to choose any open standards-based vehicle and integrate it into their existing operations .”
Scania steps on autonomous pedal Scania – which has been testing selfdriving trucks for mining transport in Australia since 2017 – has the cab-less AXL fully autonomous concept truck in its fleet , which is powered by renewable biofuel . Claes Erixon , Head of Research and Development at Scania , said the model “ changes the game significantly ”.
“ The development in self-driving vehicles has made great strides in the past years . We still don ’ t have all the answers , but through concept vehicles like Scania AXL we break new ground and continue to learn at great speed ,” he said . Scania was recently granted permission by the Swedish Transport Agency to test self-driving trucks on the E4 motorway between Södertälje and Jönköping .
Electric truck tackles Arctic conditions Kaunis Iron is collaborating with Vattenfall , Volvo Trucks , ABB and Wist Last & Buss in a pilot project to develop a sustainable logistics system with electrically powered heavy trucks functioning in -44 degree Celsius in northern Sweden . Volvo Trucks is contributing its own heavy truck , an all-electric Volvo FMX prototype , to evaluate how battery-electric trucks including charging systems function in Arctic conditions .
Maria Lindberg , Manager , Heavy Electrified Transport at Vattenfall , said : “ Our fossil-free electricity and services for charging infrastructure , where we install , operate and maintain charging functions , play a self-evident role in the development of electrified transport , and we are very
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