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Another robo-truck milestone for Komatsu, Rio Tinto

Little more than a week after announcing an automation milestone Komatsu announces another

The 300th Komatsu AHS truck rolls out onto the red Pilbara dust on a Rio Tinto site. Photo courtesy Komatsu

The 300th Komatsu AHS truck rolls out onto the red Pilbara dust on a Rio Tinto site. Photo courtesy Komatsu | Credits: Komatsu

In the annals of mining haulage automation Rio Tinto and Komatsu will always be inextricably linked. That legacy has received another fillip with the 300th autonomous haulage system truck arriving in Western...

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