The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Caterpillar Mining: 2 models, 7 deployments across 7 regions, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.
CategoryMining robots
Appears inLogistics robots
Overview
Caterpillar Mining is the mining division of Caterpillar, the world's leading construction and mining equipment manufacturer. Its Cat MineStar Command for hauling autonomous haulage system (AHS) is one of the most proven in the industry, with nearly 700 autonomous trucks operating across three continents and over 11 billion tonnes of material hauled autonomously as of 2026. Caterpillar targets over 2,000 autonomous trucks by 2030 and is expanding autonomy into quarry and construction applications.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 7 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
Focus
HQ
Parent
Stage
CEO
Autonomous fleet
Material hauled
Parent company
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling
Cat MineStar Command for hauling is Caterpillar's autonomous haulage system for surface mining and quarrying. It runs driverless Cat 789/793/794-class and 777-class trucks under a central autonomy manager with GNSS, perception and object detection. With more than 11 years of operational experience, Command-equipped trucks have autonomously hauled over 8.6 billion tonnes across dozens of sites on three continents.
Current platform
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling is Caterpillar's autonomous haulage system (AHS) for mining trucks, enabling fully driverless operation of haul trucks in open-pit mines. First introduced in 2013, it has been deployed with 15+ customers across three continents, with nearly 700 autonomous trucks hauling over 11 billion tonnes of material without a single reported injury.
Partnerships
Every company Caterpillar Mining has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Caterpillar Mining on the deployment map
View the global map7 verified deployments across 7 regions, newest verified Nov 2024. Explore where Caterpillar Mining's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalCat MineStar Command for Hauling at Luck Stone Bull Run Plant →verified Nov 2024
- operationalCat MineStar Command for Hauling at Chantilly, Virginia, USA →Southeast · verified Nov 2024
- operationalCat MineStar Command for Hauling at Santiago, Chile →Santiago Metropolitan · verified Jan 2024
- operationalCat MineStar Command for Hauling at Bagdad Mine, Arizona, USA →Southwest · verified Oct 2023
- operationalCat MineStar Command for Hauling at Cerrejón →Colombia · verified Jan 2023
- operationalCat MineStar Command for Hauling at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada →North America · verified Jan 2023
- operationalCat MineStar Command for Hauling at Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia →Oceania · verified Jan 2013
View the full Caterpillar Mining deployment record →
Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by Caterpillar Mining, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- VerifiedCustomer · claimed 2026-01-07
“The Caterpillar autonomous haulage system, Cat MineStar Command for hauling, has been addressing the mining industry's”
Cat MineStar Command for hauling is deployed at multiple active mining sites. Freeport-McMoRan converted fleet of Cat 793 trucks at Bagdad mine, AZ. Caterpillar confirmed "scaling a proven autonomy system." https://investors.caterpillar.com/news/news-details/2023/Freeport-McMoRan-to-convert-fleet-of-Cat-793-trucks-at-its-Bagdad-mine-in-Arizona-to-autonomous-haulage-using-Cat-MineStar-Command-for-hauling/default.aspx
- VerifiedCapability · claimed 2026-01-01
“Enables total autonomous operating of the mining trucks, interaction with other equipment, and integration with”
Cat 794 AC mining truck with autonomous hauling debuted at MINExpo. "Total autonomous operating" includes navigation, loading, hauling, and unloading cycles. Deployed at commercial mines. https://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/caterpillarNews/2026/scaling-autonomy-system.html
- VerifiedCapability · claimed 2026-01-01
“Caterpillar has successfully demonstrated the fully autonomous operation of its Cat 777 off-highway truck”
Autonomous Cat 777 demonstrated at Luck Stone Quarry. Caterpillar is scaling autonomous hauling beyond large mining trucks to mid-size off-highway trucks. https://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/caterpillarNews/2026/scaling-autonomy-system.html
Disagree with a status? Caterpillar Mining can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Current leadership (2)
- Joe Creed Chairman & CEO, Caterpillar Inc.reported, not verified
- Denise Johnson Group President, Resource Industriesreported, not verified
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 Mining (1)
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)
- Caterpillar Mining7 deployments
Recent coverage
Caterpillar Mining in third-party press
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Caterpillar Mining has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—operating
- caterpillar-mining x awswithAWS976technology—operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Caterpillar Mining’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Caterpillar
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — mining equipment manufacturing from Caterpillar
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2024
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Chantilly, Virginia, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2024
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Luck Stone Bull Run Plant
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Santiago, Chile
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedOct 31, 2023
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Bagdad Mine, Arizona, USA
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Caterpillar Mining.Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Caterpillar Mining from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Cat Autonomy Solutions - Caterpillar
Caterpillar's autonomous mining fleet of nearly 700 trucks has hauled over 11 billion tonnes with zero reported injuries; expanding into quarries and construction.
Caterpillar sets out to hit over 2,000 autonomous mining trucks by 2030
Caterpillar had 690 autonomous trucks using Command for hauling as of end-2024 and aims to triple that to 2,000+ by 2030, expanding into quarries and smaller mines.
Caterpillar and Fortescue Extend Autonomous Haulage Agreement for Western Australia Mines
Caterpillar renewed its agreement with Fortescue to continue deploying Cat MineStar Command for hauling across three Fortescue mining operations in Western Australia, building on…
Implications of an autonomous truck incident
An autonomous Cat truck at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance's Goonyella mine in Queensland hit a manually-operated excavator after a communications loss, the first known autonomous…
Freeport-McMoRan to convert fleet of Cat 793 trucks at its Bagdad mine in Arizona to autonomous haulage
Freeport-McMoRan to convert 33 Cat 793 trucks at its Bagdad copper mine in Arizona to autonomous haulage using Cat MineStar Command for hauling, making it the first US copper mine…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/caterpillar-mining.md
- RSS feed: /companies/caterpillar-mining/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d3b6da29-8d1c-4a6a-ac48-28dd7dc3fd8e
- Revision history: /companies/caterpillar-mining/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Tesla4 models
- Aurora Innovation3 models
- Waymo3 models
- BelAZ2 models
- Caterpillar2 models
- Embark Trucks2 models
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Reality vs attention
Caterpillar Mining draws attention at the 61st percentile but verifies reality at the 83rd percentile among mining robots. Hype Gap -22.2, 7th widest among mining robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Strong deployment footprint with 7 operational sites across 7 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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 28, 2026