Vale expands autonomous fleet in Pará, Brazil

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Plans to go from 30 autonomous trucks to 150 in two years

Autonomous truck in action in the Brucutu mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Autonomous truck in action in the Brucutu mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil | Credits: Vale/Gustavo Andrade

Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq have signed an agreement to expand the fleet of autonomous haul trucks in iron ore operations in the Northern System, in the Carajás region, in Pará. The technology will be…

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