The​‍​‌‍​‍‌ 100-tonne driverless Chinese electric mining truck begins operation

On Thursday, a new driverless mining dump truck started working at an open-pit mine in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, one of the major regions in north China. This marks the successful application of the heavy duty mining transport equipment of China's intelligent, electric and domestic production push.

The 100-tonne pure electric bidirectional truck was developed by the Power Holdings subdivision of the State Development and Investment Corp. and has begun mining operation at an open-pit mine in Nanlutian, Holingol.

The vehicle operates a fully looped process consisting of automatic loading, autonomous driving and accurate unloading. Its drivetrain runs exclusively on electric, and battery change is innovative and emission-free as it doesn't need to charge for the same long time that ordinary electric heavy commercial vehicles do.

Since it doesn't require large-radius turning, unlike conventional vehicles that require reversing for short distances, it can move both forward and backward easily, which greatly enhances ​‍​‌‍​‍‌productivity.