{"id":7288,"date":"2016-10-03T14:29:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T14:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=7288"},"modified":"2016-10-03T14:29:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T14:29:35","slug":"skip-the-cab-komatsus-self-driving-dump-truck-doesnt-even-have-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/skip-the-cab-komatsus-self-driving-dump-truck-doesnt-even-have-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Skip the Cab, Komatsu’s self-driving dump truck doesn’t even have one"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite the dream of the self-driving car, most autonomous vehicles still have a steering wheel, giving passengers the option to take control at a moments notice. Komatsu<\/a>‘s latest dump truck is a bit different — it doesn’t even have a cab for a human operator to sit<\/em> in. The company calls it the Komatsu Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle. It’s a 2,700 horsepower autonomous truck designed to increase productivity by taking drivers out of the equation. Specifically, the company is trying to eliminate the three-point turn by developing a vehicle that doesn’t need to see where it’s going.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That may seem like an odd practice to eliminate, but it makes a lot of sense — human drivers can only pilot a vehicle by looking out of the front window, requiring them to turn around once they get to a dump site to deposit materials. A self driving hauler doesn’t have that setback: it can simply reverse course without turning. The autonomous design is also more balanced than a normal truck, with the load equally distributed on its four-wheel drive chassis. The company is hoping the balanced load will help the new hauler better negotiate slippery terrain.<\/p>\n

The Innovative Autonomous Haulage Vehicle was only just unveiled in Vegas, but Komatsu says it’s planning to get the rig on the market (and into mining operations) soon.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Sean Buckley<\/a> , @seaniccus<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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