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Not happy with being a truck builder, Fortescue decides to automate them too

Move into creating its own AHS a major turn given its role in helping develop Caterpillar's AHS

A Liebherr T264 truck fitted with the AHS Fortescue is developing with Liebherr. Photo courtesy Fortescue

A Liebherr T264 truck fitted with the AHS Fortescue is developing with Liebherr. Photo courtesy Fortescue

Fortescue and Liebherr Mining are partnering to develop and validate a fully integrated autonomous haulage system, which the iron ore miner reckons will be the first AHS operating zero-emissions vehicles...

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