Active Safety Vehicles Evolving Toward Automated Driving [Connected Vehicles]

Towards autonomous vehicles Autonomous dump trucks Suncor Energy will try Komatsu´s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) in the mining industry in northern Canada. Each autonomous dump truck is equipped with vehicle controllers, a high-precision global positioning system (GPS), an obstacle detection system, and a wireless network system. These features allow the dump truck to safely operate though a complex load, haul, and dump cycle and to integrate with the dozers, loaders, and shovels that are also part of the autonomous system. Komatsu claims that AHS reduces the number of drivers working in hostile and remote conditions, increases safety on mine sites, reduces operating costs, increases productivity and efficiency, and reduces fuel consumption and emissions.