# Vale signs deal with Caterpillar to quintuple autonomous truck fleet

Brazilian miner Vale signed an agreement with Caterpillar and Sotreq to increase its autonomous off-road truck fleet from 18 to 90 units by 2028 at its Northern System area in Brazil. The expansion includes converting conventional vehicles and adding 400-ton models.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-12-08
- Where: Northern System, Brazil, Brazil
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 90 autonomous trucks
- Products: autonomous off-road trucks, mining trucks
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (supplier)
- [Vale](https://endata.com/companies/14293.md) (customer)
- [Sotreq Group](https://endata.com/companies/84921.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mining.com](https://www.mining.com/web/vale-to-boost-autonomous-truck-fleet-in-deal-with-caterpillar/), 2025-12-08: "This contract is another step toward a larger plan we have, which is the adoption of these trucks on a large scale."

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