Liebherr deploys autonomous vehicles to WA mine site

Liebherr has deployed a fleet of four T 265 trucks to support onsite validation at a mine site in WA.

The trucks have completed comprehensive internal validation of their autonomous haulage solution (AHS) at Liebherr’s Mining Technology Development Centre in the USA.

Liebherr divisional general manager, product manager, Scott Bellamy commented on the solution.

“After significant research, development and program planning, Liebherr is excited to announce the commencement of onsite autonomous haulage solution validation as we move to deploy the next generation of autonomy technology for mining equipment,” he said.

“This deployment not only represents Liebherr Mining’s market introduction of the AHS, but also highlights Liebherr’s continued expansion as a technology solution provider for the mining industry.”

To provide onsite support for the full duration of the AHS validation program, Liebherr has expanded its autonomy project team.

“Along with the first deployment of the autonomy solution, Liebherr has expanded its autonomy project team to include onsite support for the duration of the AHS validation program,” Mr Bellamy continued.

“However, our focus is to ensure the organisation can support in the future not only this exciting project, but also future AHS deployments across multiple customers and regions.”

This onsite validation marks a new stage of Liebherr’s strategy to accelerate development of a new autonomy product for the mining industry.