INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Self-driving cars are well and truly on the way to becoming a reality -- and many expect that fully autonomous cars will be on the road
within a matter of a few years
But it turns out self-driving tech is more useful than just for carrying passengers -- it can also be used to automate things like
that time it has achieved zero accidents involving people
prove how precise its automated trucks and loaders are, the company recently filmed an 11-meter, 38-tonne Sandvik loader navigating through
but it still managed to make its way through the narrow aisles without any issues
especially considering the fact that consumer carmakers are only now putting work into self-driving technology
Recently, the company launched its next-generation of automated vehicles
the entire production cycle
Jouni Koppanen, Senior Systems Engineer for Automation at Sandvik
able to go forward and backward just as easily and with the same speed, and the vehicles can maneuver with a ton of precision, even in tight
vehicles are highly intelligent too
necessarily mean doing away with jobs
loaders and trucks are able to maintain an accurate, consistent and efficient level of working
It puts its vehicles to the test at an underground test mine in Tampere, Finland, and it also collaborates closely with its customers to
company is done innovating
better battery technology
In other words, Sandvik is perfectly positioned to continue leading in the autonomous vehicle space, and adopt new technologies that make
