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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 Fortescue Metals Group · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified


Machine-readable surfaces

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-06-12
Model
Cat 793F Command for Hauling
Company
Caterpillar
Location
Australia
Operator
Fortescue Metals Group
Status
operational
First seen
2018-01-01
ID
4f379ebd-c8d7-4af3-9dba-58a6be17a0ea

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 2026-06-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: truck

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

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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. Fortescue Metals Group operates the deployment.
Who operates Cat 793F Command for Hauling at Australia?
Fortescue Metals Group operates this deployment as a customer of Caterpillar, the manufacturer of Cat 793F Command for Hauling.
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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