Driving into the Future: The Impact of SelfDriving Haul ...
· Imagine driving around a sprawling openpit oil sands mine in a pickup truck, surrounded by haul trucks the size of three story houses. A truck coming towards you quickly makes a left turn down a dirt road towards one of the ore shovels, barely missing you. You later learn that these massive pieces of equipment are operating without a driver – part of an autonomous haulage system (AHS). The ...