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Larger autonomous fleet for Rio's Pilbara operation

Caterpillar and Komatsu will supply the trucks

The fleet expansion will make a significant contribution to Rio's US$5 billion productivity drive

The fleet expansion will make a significant contribution to Rio's US$5 billion productivity drive

Komatsu will retrofit 29 haul trucks with Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) starting next year, with the Brockman 4 operation to run entirely in AHS mode by mid-2019. A further 19 Caterpillar haul trucks...

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