Rio Tinto to expand autonomous fleet as part of $5 billion productivity drive

Rio Tinto will expand its fleet of autonomous haul trucks at its world-class iron ore operations in the Pilbara by more than 50 per cent by 2019 after signing agreements with leading manufacturers Caterpillar Inc. and Komatsu Ltd. to convert traditional trucks to autonomous vehicles. A total of 29 Komatsu haul trucks will be retrofitted …