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Rio Tinto runs first train in full robot mode

By Ry Crozier

Oct 2 2017 1:24PM

No human driver for almost 100km.

Rio Tinto runs first train in full robot mode

Rio Tinto has run its first train completely autonomously over a distance of almost 100km, marking a major step forward for its AutoHaul project. The successful pilot was run on a stretch of track between Wombat Junction and Paraburdoo, where some of Rio Tinto’s iron ore mines are ...

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