The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Caterpillar: 2 models, 4 deployments across 3 regions, 2 active incidents. 15 sources back the record.
CategoryTrucks
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Caterpillar is an American Construction and mining equipment manufacturer based in Irving, Texas, developing autonomous trucks (Cat 793F Command for Hauling, 789D AHS) for surface mining, enabling driverless haulage in commercial mining operations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 2 incidents on file
Key facts
CEO
Product
Public
Robotics
Patents
Data & sources
Patent documents
13
Web sources
2
15 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Cat 793F Command for Hauling
The Cat 793F Command for Hauling is Caterpillar's flagship autonomous mining truck (240 metric tonnes payload), part of the Command suite. It uses GPS, radar, and LIDAR for navigation across open-pit mine haul roads without a driver. Caterpillar has deployed 500+ autonomous trucks across BHP, Fortescue, and other Tier 1 mining operators in Australia and the Americas.
Current platform
789D AHS
Autonomous haul truck for surface mining. Command for Hauling system integration. 210-ton payload capacity. GPS and LiDAR guided with obstacle detection.
Caterpillar on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Caterpillar's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalCat 793F Command for Hauling at Virginia →Southeast · verified Jun 2024
- scaledCat 793F Command for Hauling at Western Australia, Australia →Oceania · verified Jun 2024
- operational789D AHS at Perth →Australia · verified Jun 2024
- operationalCat 793F Command for Hauling at Australia →Oceania · verified Jan 2018
View the full Caterpillar deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Caterpillar, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
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Current leadership (3)
- Denise Johnson executivesecondary-verified
- Joseph (Joe) E. Creed Chairman & CEOSEC-verified
- Jim Umpleby ceosince 2017-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Benjamin Holtno longer at company
- C.L. Bestno longer at company
Former / Previously (3)
- Benjamin Holt Foundersecondary-verified
- C.L. Best Foundersecondary-verified
- David Burritt Executive Vice President & CFOsecondary-verified
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Caterpillar (2)
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Caterpillar4 deployments
Recent coverage
Caterpillar in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Caterpillar competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
Mentioned on (26)
Registry pages whose text names Caterpillar.
Companies (6)
ATOMS, Monarch Tractor, Sarcos Robotics, DataOne, Gravis Robotics, Rio Tinto
Robots and products (9)
Marble Delivery Robot, Exosystem, MK-V, Pronto AHS, SafeAI Autonomous Retrofit, Gravis Autonomous Excavator System, SEER Robot, Cat MineStar Command for Hauling, Cat 793F Command for Hauling
Deployments (5)
Pronto AHS at Lake Bridgeport, Texas, USA, Mobius for Mining at Roy Hill Mine, Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Luck Stone Bull Run Plant, Cat 793F Command for Hauling at Australia, Cat 793F Command for Hauling at Western Australia, Australia
People (4)
Jim Umpleby, Denise Johnson, Bibhrajit Halder, Praveen Penmetsa
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Acquisitions (2)
- acquired Skycatchfull acquisition2026-07-20
- acquired Monarch Tractorasset purchase2026-04-01
Patent estate (13)
- US10583803B2usptograntedgranted 2020-02-18assignee
- US20250224739A1usptopendingassignee
- US10963148B2usptograntedgranted 2021-03-30assignee
- US11555278B2usptograntedgranted 2023-01-17assignee
- US9482167B2usptograntedgranted 2016-11-01assignee
- US5446980Ausptograntedgranted 1995-08-29assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Caterpillar’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Caterpillar Mining
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — mining equipment manufacturing to Caterpillar Mining
New supplierNew supplier: Robert Bosch
2026-08-23Supply: Bosch Rexroth hydraulic systems for Cat equipment from Robert Bosch
AcquisitionAcquired Skycatch
2026-07-20Acquired Skycatch (full_acquisition)
AcquisitionAcquired Monarch Tractor
2026-04-01Acquired Monarch Tractor (asset_purchase)
Key hireJim Umpleby joins as ceo
2017-01-01Jim Umpleby appointed ceo (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Caterpillar logo
- Deployment recordedJul 23, 2026
Cat 793F Command for Hauling at South America
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Fortescue's autonomous truck fleet surpasses one billion tonne...
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Cat® MineStar™ Command Automation Solutions
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Cat autonomous haulage improves safety and efficiency
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Caterpillar.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- DAF Trucks2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Caterpillar from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Caterpillar and CoreWeave shorten the learning loop for physical AI
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Caterpillar is Investing in the Workforce Behind the Autonomous Machine
Caterpillar is Investing in the Workforce Behind the Autonomous Machine Caterpillar is putting $25 million behind a five-year search for new ways to train the people who will…
Caterpillar, FieldAI collab on industrial automation
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is partnering with FieldAI to advance physical artificial intelligence (AI), autonomy and robot implementation on industrial job sites. The […] The post…
Caterpillar and FieldAI collaborate on AI-powered robotics for industrial sites
Caterpillar is working with FieldAI to develop and deploy AI-powered robotics and autonomous systems for jobsites and manufacturing facilities. The collaboration focuses on…
Caterpillar Applies Decades of Automation Experience to Expand AI Deployment
Caterpillar, the industrial equipment giant, is drawing on its long history in autonomous mining technology to broaden its use of AI across construction, manufacturing, and…
Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining
Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.
Op-Ed: When the machines learn to dig
Capital is flooding into mining automation, from Caterpillar to Travis Kalanick. The winners won’t be the biggest buyers. They’ll be whoever solves integration first.
Beyond the Loader: The Automation Layer Now Deciding Underground Mining
Beyond the Loader: The Automation Layer Now Deciding Underground Mining When RCT technicians commissioned the last Caterpillar R2900G ever sold, at a silver and lead operation in…
Into the Omniverse: Physical AI Open Models and Robot, Autonomous Systems
NVIDIA introduced a suite of open physical AI models and frameworks at CES 2026, including Isaac GR00T for humanoid robotics, with global partners Boston Dynamics, Caterpillar,…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/caterpillar.md
- RSS feed: /companies/caterpillar/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ba0a063b-3945-4c72-8c0b-050c365059eb
- Revision history: /companies/caterpillar/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Volvo Autonomous Solutions4 models
- Waymo4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Plus3 models
- DAF Trucks2 models
Video
CAT stock analysis is an absolute necessity right now as Caterpillar undergoes a historic structural re-rating driven by the global AI infrastructure build-out.
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Caterpillar draws attention at the 69th percentile but verifies reality at the 83rd percentile among truck robots. Hype Gap -14, 31st widest among truck robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Strong deployment footprint with 7 operational sites across 6 countries. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Oct 21, 2026