Rio Tinto makes first fully driverless rail journey

posted by Su-San Sit

9 October 2017

Rio Tinto is a step closer to achieving its long-running project to fully automate its Pilbara rail operations in Western Australia after completing its first fully driverless rail journey.

The pilot run, part of the mining giant’s AutoHaul programme, was completed without a driver on board, making it the first fully autonomous heavy haul train journey ever completed in Australia.

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