Front runner has been implemented in Australia for over a decade. They gave Rio tinto exclusive rights to the system, however that deal is coming to an end and now BHP are implementing it into there newest mine site in Western Australia, South Flank. The trucks have auto Grease installed. Komatsu has a "tier 1" tech on every autonomous mine site which monitors machine health and routes.
Operators of large haul trucks NEVER grease their machines, they have auto greasers and/or central service locations which can be manually greased. They've had these for at least 3-4 years here in AU, the big wig office d**khead explained to us that they were working on 'machines that fix themselves', no doubt the marketing jingo intended for customers, doesn't go down so well in a room full of diesel mechanics. I don't think that's come out yet, that is I interpret, a system of sensors and computers which measure wear or faults and provide a diagnosis, sort of like OBDII but further. Since it hasn't come out in 4 years I assume it has problems. I'm not a big fan of giant companies who have dozens of office clowns for every man on the tools, who wouldn't even know what the company does if it wasn't for the fact they have to walk past the giant machines and parts when they park their cars. There's something really sterile and clammy about a bunch of clowns in Perth cosplaying as miners in an air conditioned office while the real work is done by robots 1,000 miles away in the Pilbara. You definitely won't have to pay those clowns $200,000/year.
@@johndoe1909Apparently it still is, alot of sights I have been to at work, there was hardly a day where the excavator gps'es were going wrong, or the radio not working over the entire area, so alot of missed communication, some times even calling eachother was a hassle.
These trucks are definitely going to be a game changer...
We have had CAT Autonomous tipptrucks just outside off Bergen for som years now. All 8 trucks controld by the loader operator.
Front runner has been implemented in Australia for over a decade. They gave Rio tinto exclusive rights to the system, however that deal is coming to an end and now BHP are implementing it into there newest mine site in Western Australia, South Flank.
The trucks have auto Grease installed.
Komatsu has a "tier 1" tech on every autonomous mine site which monitors machine health and routes.
This is going to be different
Operators of large haul trucks NEVER grease their machines, they have auto greasers and/or central service locations which can be manually greased.
They've had these for at least 3-4 years here in AU, the big wig office d**khead explained to us that they were working on 'machines that fix themselves', no doubt the marketing jingo intended for customers, doesn't go down so well in a room full of diesel mechanics.
I don't think that's come out yet, that is I interpret, a system of sensors and computers which measure wear or faults and provide a diagnosis, sort of like OBDII but further. Since it hasn't come out in 4 years I assume it has problems.
I'm not a big fan of giant companies who have dozens of office clowns for every man on the tools, who wouldn't even know what the company does if it wasn't for the fact they have to walk past the giant machines and parts when they park their cars.
There's something really sterile and clammy about a bunch of clowns in Perth cosplaying as miners in an air conditioned office while the real work is done by robots 1,000 miles away in the Pilbara.
You definitely won't have to pay those clowns $200,000/year.
What if the location has no signal / connection (rural area)?
you fix up a signal. that not a problem in todays world.
@@johndoe1909Apparently it still is, alot of sights I have been to at work, there was hardly a day where the excavator gps'es were going wrong, or the radio not working over the entire area, so alot of missed communication, some times even calling eachother was a hassle.
@oblivionnokk3531 depends on thenpriorities I guess. it's relatively easy to fix uf it's a priority to do so.
That's ok till it does not stop st stop sign Or does something else like cars do Hope safety first comes in play with a body in the truck