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Cat 793F Command for Hauling at Australia

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.

Cat 793F Command for Hauling by Caterpillar · Operated by Caterpillar · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Trucks

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Machine-readable surfaces

Fortescue achieved 100% autonomous haul operations using Cat 793F Command for Hauling trucks, an industry first, as reported in 2022. Caterpillar's autonomous haulage system, which includes Fortescue's fleet, reached a cumulative milestone of 4 billion tonnes hauled by 2024.

Key facts

Fleet
Cat 793F Command for Hauling trucks
Operator
Fortescue Metals Group
Status
100% autonomous haul operations achieved in 2022
Throughput
4 billion tonnes hauled cumulatively by 2024

Safety record

No incidents on record for Cat 793F Command for Hauling at Australia.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Cat 793F Command for Hauling
Company
Caterpillar
Location
Australia
Operator
Caterpillar
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2018-01-01
ID
4f379ebd-c8d7-4af3-9dba-58a6be17a0ea

Timeline

  1. Jan 2018
    First recorded
    Cat 793F Command for Hauling first documented operating at Australia.
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

On the deployment map

Cat 793F Command for Hauling operates in Australia. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (2)

  1. Caterpillar 4 billion tonnes milestone, 2024 · https://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/caterpillarNews/2024/caterpillar-reaches-milestone-4-billion-tonnes-autonomous-haulage.html
  2. Fortescue 100% autonomous haul, 2022 · https://www.fortescue.com/news-and-media/news/2022/fortescue-hits-industry-first-100-autonomous-haul-operations
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Cat 793F Command for Hauling at Australia.

Common questions

What is the Cat 793F Command for Hauling deployment at Australia?
Cat 793F Command for Hauling, built by Caterpillar, is recorded as a deployment at Australia on the DEPLOY registry. Caterpillar operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Cat 793F Command for Hauling at Australia?
Caterpillar, the manufacturer of Cat 793F Command for Hauling, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Cat 793F Command for Hauling deployment at Australia go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Cat 793F Command for Hauling deployment at Australia?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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