SURFACE
Autonomously operated a power agnostic electric drive truck linked to a dynamic trolley line
A Komatsu truck on trolley assist at the company’s Arizona proving grounds. This is not the truck in the power agnostic trial. Komatsu declined to share a photo of that truck because visible components were still under development. | Credits: Komatsu
Komatsu has managed to autonomously operate a power agnostic electric drive truck connected to a dynamic trolley line. Trolley assist is seen as a key way to help decarbonise surface mines. The technology…
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