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Invest $518 Million in Driverless Iron Ore Trains
Feb 20, 2012
By Peter De Keles |
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The company already operates five driverless iron ore haulage trucks at one of its Pilbara operations. Almost all 41 train sets will go driverless.
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| Title: | Invest $518 Million in Driverless Iron Ore Trains |
| Publication: | Bloomberg |
| Date: | 02/20/12 |
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| Category | Real Trains |
| Overview | Greg Lilleyman, president of the Pilbara iron ore operations, told reporters in
Perth, "We have trains sitting waiting for a train driver not because train drivers
aren't working, but because it's a logistical nightmare to get people to get
around to be in the same place at the same time as a train."
Rio is also set to deploy 150 driverless trucks in the future as
part of its plans for large-scale automation, Sam Walsh, the company's iron ore
and Australia chief executive officer, said in the statement. Rio's share of the
investment will be $478 million.
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