# Scania Autonomous Truck at Butcherbird Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia: deployment

Canonical ID: `8379d8dc-4b31-46ed-bb5d-d95c5b54c00c`

[Scania](/companies/scania.md) and Regroup to deploy 11 autonomous G 560 8x4 tippers for Element 25 at Butcherbird Mine. First global commercial order for Scania autonomous trucks. Operations planned late 2025.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-12_

- **Slug:** scania-butcherbird-mine-australia
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [Scania Autonomous Truck](/models/scania-autonomous-truck.md) (id: `c7fb220b-80cf-4fa1-bf1b-490809f48732`)
- **Category:** [Trucks](/trucks)
- **Company:** [Scania](/companies/scania.md) (id: `71ba0a37-2995-47ce-9c03-7b781094b0da`)
- **Location:** [Butcherbird Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia](/locations/butcherbird-mine-pilbara-western-australia.md) (id: `ffa27de1-d99e-4bfb-a619-eb8232c704da`)
- **First seen:** 2024-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.scania.com/au/en/home/about-scania/newsroom/news/2024/scania-s-autonomous-trucks-to-make-global-debut-in-australian-mi.html

## Common questions

### What is the Scania Autonomous Truck deployment at Butcherbird Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia?

Scania Autonomous Truck, built by Scania, is recorded as a deployment at Butcherbird Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia on the DEPLOY registry. Scania operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Scania Autonomous Truck at Butcherbird Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia?

Scania, the manufacturer of Scania Autonomous Truck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Scania Autonomous Truck deployment at Butcherbird Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting October 7, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Scania Autonomous Truck deployment at Butcherbird Mine, Pilbara, Western Australia still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Scania Autonomous Truck deployment at Butcherbird Mine, Pilbara, Western 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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