# Scania and Rio Tinto partner on autonomous haulage solutions

Scania and Rio Tinto have established a long-term R&D collaboration agreement to develop autonomous haulage solutions at Rio Tinto's Channar iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2022-10-13
- Where: Channar mine, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: announced
- Products: autonomous haul trucks, autonomous mining solution
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Scania](https://endata.com/companies/3646.md) (partner)
- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [stocks.observer-reporter.com](https://stocks.observer-reporter.com/observerreporter/article/bizwire-2022-10-13-scania-and-rio-tinto-agree-to-develop-autonomous-haulage-solutions-supporting-a-pathway-to-lower-emissions-mining), 2022-10-13: "The two companies have established a long-term research and development collaboration agreement for the continuous advancement of this autonomous technology, under which Rio Tinto's Channar mine has become the first active partner site for Scania's autonomous mining solution."

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