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Roy Hill to retrofit 77 haul trucks for autonomous operation
Latest Australian iron ore miner to choose robots.
Feb 13 2020 10:08AM
Apple to lay off 190 in self-driving car division
Project Titan hits the skids.
Feb 28 2019 11:07AM
Rio Tinto advances its autonomous ambitions
New trial allows smaller-scale use of the technology.
Jan 4 2019 12:02PM
Rio Tinto runs 34 robot trains a day
Large scale up of capability.
Oct 16 2018 8:48AM
BMW says rivals interested in joining forces on self-driving cars
As auto industry profits come under pressure.
Oct 3 2018 6:49AM
Rio Tinto to make 34 more trucks autonomous
Retrofits part of $1.55bn mine expansion.
Oct 1 2018 12:21PM
Toyota to invest $500m in Uber for self-driving cars
In bid to catch up to rivals.
Aug 28 2018 6:55AM
Nvidia halts self-driving tests in wake of Uber fatality
Says Uber should be given chance to explain what went wrong.
Mar 29 2018 6:28AM
Uber suspended from self-driving car tests in Arizona
After fatal crash.
Mar 27 2018 12:40PM
Woman dies in Arizona after being hit by autonomous Uber
Program on hold.
Mar 20 2018 6:19AM
Toll deploys driverless forklifts to shift pallets
At new e-commerce fulfilment centre.
Mar 14 2018 12:55PM
Waymo's self-driving trucks to haul cargo for Google data centres
Drivers on board, just in case.
Mar 12 2018 6:42AM
Toyota venture to spend $3.6bn on self-driving technology
Wants 'world-class' software engineers.
Mar 5 2018 6:17AM
Waymo accepts $313m and Uber's 'regret' to settle self-driving car dispute
Less than it wanted.
Feb 11 2018 12:25PM
Rio Tinto steps closer to fully autonomous trains
Runs vehicles in supervised mode over longer distances.
Jan 16 2018 11:55AM
Defence gets its autonomous systems CRC
Queensland to host research HQ.
Dec 19 2017 10:00AM
Rio Tinto starts autonomous retrofits for haul trucks
Sets goal to automate more of its fleet.
Dec 18 2017 1:57PM
NSW looks to driverless vehicles for regional public transport
Industry-led trials planned for mid-2018.
Dec 5 2017 9:45AM
WA to trial autonomous taxis
From April 2018.
Nov 29 2017 6:05PM
Rio Tinto runs first train in full robot mode
No human driver for almost 100km.
Oct 2 2017 1:24PM
