# Whitehaven Coal and Hitachi to deploy autonomous truck fleet at Maules Creek

Whitehaven Coal and Hitachi Construction Machinery agreed to implement the first commercial Hitachi autonomous truck fleet at the Maules Creek coal operation in New South Wales, Australia. The collaboration includes phased AHS deployment for Hitachi EH5000AC3 trucks and supporting infrastructure.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-07-01
- Where: Maules Creek, New South Wales, Australia
- Status: announced
- Products: autonomous haulage system, Hitachi EH5000AC3 trucks
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/15738.md) (supplier)
- [Whitehaven Coal](https://endata.com/companies/18817.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2019/09/18/whitehaven-coal-reveals-cost-benefits-of-autonomous-haulage-with-hitachi/), 2019-09-18: "Back in July 2018, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Ltd and Whitehaven announced the two had come to an agreement to implement the first commercial Hitachi autonomous truck fleet at the Maules Creek coal operation."

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