Deployment
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada
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.
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling by Caterpillar Mining · Unverified
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /deployments/cat-minestar-command-for-hauling-kearl-oil-sands-alberta-canada.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/robots/0e76c05d-ab4a-4bb4-af20-f412ae6dc62e
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Imperial Oil achieved full autonomy of 81 Cat 797 trucks at the Kearl operation in 2023.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
- Trust tier
- Unverified
- Last updated
- 2026-07-04
- Company
- Caterpillar Mining
- Location
- Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada
- Status
- operational
- First seen
- 2023-01-01
- ID
0e76c05d-ab4a-4bb4-af20-f412ae6dc62e
Sources (1)
- Caterpillar sets out to hit over 2000 autonomous mining trucks by 2030 · https://im-mining.com/2025/11/07/caterpillar-sets-out-to-hit-over-2000-autonomous-mining-trucks-by-2030/ · 2023-01-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-04
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-04
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: truck
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada.Common questions
- What is the Cat MineStar Command for Hauling deployment at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada?
- Cat MineStar Command for Hauling, built by Caterpillar Mining, is recorded as a deployment at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada on the DEPLOY registry. Caterpillar Mining operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada?
- Caterpillar Mining, the manufacturer of Cat MineStar 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 MineStar Command for Hauling deployment at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Have there been incidents at the Cat MineStar Command for Hauling deployment at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada?
- 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.
- Is Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada safe?
- Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Kearl Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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