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Autona / earth

miningcommercialby Volvo Autonomous Solutions

Autona / earth is Volvo Autonomous Solutions' factory-assembled autonomous hauling transport-as-a-service for confined mining and quarrying sites.

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Manufacturer
Volvo Autonomous Solutions
Form factor
mining
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Website
volvoautonomoussolutions.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Autona / earth, a mining by Volvo Autonomous Solutions (commercial). 5 sources back the record.

Overview

Autona / earth is Volvo Autonomous Solutions' factory-assembled autonomous hauling transport-as-a-service for confined mining and quarrying sites. The offering combines autonomy-enabled trucks (Volvo Virtual Driver), on-site infrastructure, operations and uptime support, and fleet management so customers can run autonomous material haul without major equipment investment. Distinct from VAS's on-highway Volvo VNL Autonomous platform (Aurora/Waabi partners).

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

>3M tonnes cumulative European mining/quarrying haul (company-stated Sep 2026)

Company-stated (company-stated): Autona / earth deployments at European mining and quarrying customer sites (including Brønnøy Kalk, Norway, and Boliden Garpenberg, Sweden) have cumulatively hauled more than 3 million tonnes autonomously as of the Sep 24 2026 V.A.S. release. Brønnøy Kalk: first autonomous hauling 2023; 1M tonnes by 2025; nine trucks on a 5 km tunnel route with steep inclines. Cap: company cumulative claim across current and completed sites.

Transport-as-a-service system

Volvo Autonomous Solutions describes Autona / earth as a complete mining and quarrying transport solution that combines autonomous vehicles, the Volvo Virtual Driver, fleet management, site infrastructure, operations, and uptime support (Autona / earth).

Sensor-based site autonomy

Volvo says its in-house Virtual Driver uses LiDAR, radar, cameras, and other real-time data to navigate demanding terrain in confined and controlled mining or quarry environments (Autona / earth).

Specs

Segment

mining and quarrying confined-area hauling

Offering

transport-as-a-service (trucks, software, infrastructure, ops support)

Manufacturing

Volvo Group Säffle facility

Virtual Driver

Volvo Virtual Driver (in-house off-road)

Data & sources

Press releases

1

Web sources

4

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Autona / earth. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Autona / earth.

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

Sources (5)

  1. https://www.volvoautonomoussolutions.com/en-en/news-and-insights/press-releases/2026/sep/three-million-tonnes-hauled-autonomously-by-volvo.html · 2026-09-24
  2. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/three-million-tonnes-hauled-autonomously-by-volvo-302888919.html · 2026-09-24
  3. https://news.cision.com/ab-volvo/r/three-million-tonnes-hauled-autonomously-by-volvo,c4400034 · 2026-09-24
  4. https://electrek.co/2026/09/28/full-self-hauling-volvo-moves-3-million-tonnes-of-earth-autonomously/ · 2026-09-28
  5. https://www.volvoautonomoussolutions.com/en-en/autona-earth.html

Common questions

What is Autona / earth?
Autona / earth is Volvo Autonomous Solutions' factory-assembled autonomous hauling transport-as-a-service for confined mining and quarrying sites. The offering combines autonomy-enabled trucks (Volvo Virtual Driver), on-site infrastructure, operations and uptime support, and fleet management so customers can run autonomous material haul without major equipment investment. Distinct from VAS's on-highway Volvo VNL Autonomous platform (Aurora/Waabi partners).
How much does Autona / earth cost?
Autona / earth's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Autona / earth from Volvo Autonomous Solutions. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Autona / earth actually deployed in the real world?
Autona / earth is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Autona / earth?
Autona / earth is made by Volvo Autonomous Solutions, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, founded in 2020.
Can you buy Autona / earth?
Autona / earth is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Autona / earth?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable mining robots to Autona / earth include Hexagon Autonomous Mining, FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System, AutoMine, Cat MineStar Command for Hauling.
How does Autona / earth compare to Hexagon Autonomous Mining?
Autona / earth and Hexagon Autonomous Mining (Hexagon Mining · 13 deployments) are both mining robots on the DEPLOY registry. Autona / earth has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
What is Autona / earth's maturity stage?
Autona / earth is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Where is Autona / earth deployed?
No verified deployments of Autona / earth are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Autona / earth safe?
Autona / earth 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.
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-09-29

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: mining

Sources by quality tier

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Unclassified source
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Autona / earth.