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Caterpillar unveils first commercial autonomous water trucks

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Caterpillar has released the commercial version of its 789D autonomous water truck.

Caterpillar has released the commercial version of its 789D autonomous water truck. | Credits: Caterpillar

After several years of testing at Rio Tinto's Gudai-Darri mine, Caterpillar has unveiled the commercial version of its 789D autonomous water truck. Built on a field-proven chassis, the 789D AWT aims...

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