Article: Caterpillar Inc. Announces Autonomous Mining Collaboration Designed to Improve Mine Site Productivity, Efficiency and Overall Sustainability.

PEORIA, Ill., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caterpillar Inc. has announced a groundbreaking alignment with BHP Billiton to develop an autonomous mining haulage system. The agreement couples the market leader in mining equipment with the world's largest diversified natural resources company.

"Our joint autonomous technology project is a significant initiative that will bring benefits to both Caterpillar and BHP Billiton," said Caterpillar Group President, Stu Levenick. "This close collaboration will focus on Caterpillar building an autonomous haulage system that will tightly integrate with BHP Billiton mining processes."

As part of the alignment, Cat and BHP ...

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