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Automation & AINorton Gold Fields
Retrofitted driverless trucks begin production work in the Goldfields
EACON Mining Technology announced day-shift autonomous operation of six retrofitted Komatsu HD1500 trucks without onboard safety drivers in the Havana Pit at Norton Gold Fields' operation near Kalgoorlie.
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Retrofitting shows that autonomy is moving beyond new OEM fleets. The workforce task shifts towards fleet control, communications, field response, system assurance and maintaining both the truck and its autonomy hardware.