Scania and Rio Tinto agree to develop autonomous haulage solutions supporting a pathway to lower emissions mining
October 13 2022 - 7:00PM
Business Wire
Scania and Rio Tinto are developing more agile autonomous haul
trucks at a mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region to pursue
potential environmental and productivity benefits.
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A Scania autonomous truck is loaded at
Rio Tinto's Channar iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara
region (Photo: Business Wire)
The two companies have established a long-term research and
development collaboration agreement for the continuous advancement
of this autonomous technology, under which Rio Tinto's Channar mine
has become the first active partner site for Scania’s autonomous
mining solution. The partnership also includes options for the
future transition to electric-powered vehicles.
Rio Tinto and Scania launched new trials on Scania’s
40-tonne-payload autonomous mining trucks in April 2022 and quickly
reached a key milestone of driverless operation in a simulated load
and haul cycle environment.
Rio Tinto Group Technical Managing Director Santi Pal said “Rio
Tinto is excited to partner with Scania to develop a mining
solution which will create optionality across our diverse
portfolio. Collaboration and partnership is key to reimagining
mining in the future.”
“Our climate action plan includes phasing out the purchase of
new diesel haul trucks by 2030, and partnering with industry
leaders, such as Scania, across a range of fields, is an important
step towards achieving that. As well as the potential
decarbonisation benefits, this partnership provides a path to
potential productivity improvements.”
Scania Vice President & Head of Autonomous Solutions Peter
Hafmar said “With its dedication to achieving cleaner, more
energy-efficient operations, Rio Tinto is the ideal partner and
first customer for Scania as we seek to put mining on a pathway to
net zero emissions. This is a major step towards the goals of a
sustainable autonomous mining solution, and builds on our already
fruitful long-term collaboration.”
Scania’s trucks have potential advantages over traditional heavy
haulage trucks, both in terms of emissions and productivity.
In utilising Scania’s autonomous mining trucks, energy
requirements, mining footprint and infrastructure requirements can
be reduced, meaning that capital and operating expenses may also be
reduced at suitable sites.
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