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Nittetsu Mining plans self-driving dump trucks by 2033
Japan’s Nittetsu Mining plans to automate its large dump trucks at its mines by 2033.
The company is working toward autonomous driving at the Torigatayama Quarry Complex, a limestone quarry in Japan.
The plan is intended to address a labor shortage affecting the mining industry.
The company has not provided details here on how many trucks it will convert or when work will begin.
Autonomous trucks could help mines operate with fewer drivers, though the company’s stated goal is to tackle the worker shortage.
Nittetsu Mining is aiming to introduce the vehicles by 2033.
Nittetsu Mining plans to convert large dump trucks at its mines into autonomous vehicles by 2033.
The company is working toward autonomous driving at its Torigatayama Quarry Complex.
The plan is intended to address a labor shortage affecting the industry.
- Who
- Nittetsu Mining.
- What
- It plans to convert large dump trucks at its mines into autonomous vehicles.
- When
- By 2033.
- Where
- At its mines, including the Torigatayama Quarry Complex in Japan.
- Why
- To tackle the labor shortage affecting the industry.
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- Company
- Nittetsu Mining
- Target year
- 2033
- Site
- Torigatayama Quarry Complex
- Vehicle type
- Large dump trucks