China's "intelligent mines" are getting rid of truck drivers and diesel fuel

Описание: China's first intelligent mine opened in Inner Mongolia, at a large open-pit coal mine.

The mining company deployed a fleet of one hundred fully autonomous electric trucks.

Huawei built a 5.5G network and designed algorithms specifically for open-pit coal mines, with localized maps. As a result, the smart trucks operate at 120% efficiency compared to human operators.

As more intelligent mines come online and electrify, enormous savings in fuel costs will be realized. Diesel fuel typically accounts for up to half of all operating costs for mining operations; mining trucks consume up to 100 liters (30 gallons) of fuel per hour, and overland fuel transport and storage in remote areas drive capital investment needs higher.

Closing scene, Yinchuan, Ningxia

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