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Totally Driverless – GMs Vision of the Possible Future

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Bradley Keyes

I’ve been planning on starting a series of posts speculating about what the future of transportation would be like if we ever reached a point where there were no drivers anywhere – a totally driverless future. Would this actually be … Continue reading →

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Driverless on the Farm

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Bradley Keyes

Acres and acres of wheat, corn, soybeans, and other crops. A known environment, little traffic. Driverless tractors, combines, harvesters, and other farm equipment are inevitable. Farmers are already using GPS for guidance, tracking, and record keeping. Just add a few more sensors, some … Continue reading →

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45 Autonomous Trucks to Run at Solomon Mine

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Bradley Keyes

Fortescue Metals Group, which owns the Solomon Ore Mines in Pilbara region of Western Australia, will put into production 12 autonomous Caterpillar 793F hauling trucks at the mines by the end of 2012. Full-scale rollout of 45 driverless vehicles is scheduled to be … Continue reading →

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300 Tons and Driverless at Rio Tinto Mines

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Bradley Keyes

Rio Tinto has announced that they will double their fleet of driverless haul trucks at its iron ore operations in Western Australia and deploy them at Yandicoogina, the largest mine in the Pilbara. Since December 2008 Rio Tinto has been … Continue reading →

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Driverless Cars Could Address Shortcomings of Electric Cars

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Bradley Keyes

In the article The Electric Car Albatross at Eric Peters Autos, Eric talks about the problems with electric cars. Mainly their limited range, their need for specific recharging stations, and the government subsidies that are the only thing that currently … Continue reading →

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