Robot model
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling
Cat MineStar Command for hauling is Caterpillar's autonomous haulage system for surface mining and quarrying.
- Manufacturer
- Caterpillar Mining
- Form factor
- mining
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 3
The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cat MineStar Command for Hauling, a mining by Caterpillar Mining (production): 3 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Cat MineStar Command for hauling is Caterpillar's autonomous haulage system for surface mining and quarrying. It runs driverless Cat 789/793/794-class and 777-class trucks under a central autonomy manager with GNSS, perception and object detection. With more than 11 years of operational experience, Command-equipped trucks have autonomously hauled over 8.6 billion tonnes across dozens of sites on three continents.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Operational experience
Cumulative material moved
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Specs
Class
Autonomy
Truck Classes
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Accountability: Caterpillar Mining has a Claim Integrity of 100% (3 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Cat MineStar Command for Hauling. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (3)
- Cat MineStar Command for Hauling at Cerrejónoperational
Glencore's Cerrejón mine uses ARDVARC autonomous blasthole drill rig system from FLANDERS.
BHP's Escondida Norte mine operates 100% autonomous fleet: 33 autonomous trucks and 11 autonomous drills.
Caterpillar deployed Cat MineStar Command for hauling at Luck Stone's Bull Run Plant in Chantilly, Virginia, its first autonomous deployment in the aggregates (quarry) industry.
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 12, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 1, 2024
at Luck Stone Bull Run Plant
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2024
at Santiago, Chile
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2023
at Cerrejón
Safety record
No incidents on record for Cat MineStar Command for Hauling.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: mining
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.Recent coverage
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling in third-party press
Carmeuse Caterpillar Autonomous Hauling Solution at Drummond Island Quarry - Discovery Alert
Caterpillar to Automate Michigan Quarry With MineStar in 2026 - Discovery Alert
ASARCO charts pathway to safe and sustainable future for Ray Mine with autonomous haulage implementation - Copper Area News Publishers
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cat MineStar Command for Hauling from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Carmeuse Caterpillar Autonomous Hauling Solution at Drummond Island Quarry - Discovery Alert
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Caterpillar to Automate Michigan Quarry With MineStar in 2026 - Discovery Alert
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ASARCO charts pathway to safe and sustainable future for Ray Mine with autonomous haulage implementation - Copper Area News Publishers
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Caterpillar Partners on Self-Driving Haul Trucks at Arizona Copper Mine - Dallas Innovates
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Freeport-McMoRan to convert fleet of Cat® 793 trucks at its Bagdad mine in Arizona to autonomous haulage using Cat MineStar™ Command for hauling - PR Newswire
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Caterpillar validates Rajant wireless solution with Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling - International Mining
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Caterpillar autonomously hauls more than 1 billion tonnes of material with Cat Command for hauling in less than a year - Mining.com
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Autonomous Cat 794 AC mining truck for hauling makes MINExpo debut - Mining.com
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Caterpillar’s MINExpo Experience - Construction Equipment Guide
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Cat to bring new D11 XE dozer, R1700 XE battery-electric LHD to MINExpo - International Mining
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Caterpillar reaches milestone with autonomous haul trucks - Pit & Quarry
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Caterpillar Robot Trucks Haul 2 Billion Tonnes Autonomously - For Construction Pros
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/cat-minestar-command-hauling.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/863bab1a-45c7-41be-8dfa-3888544df91a
- Revision history: /models/cat-minestar-command-hauling/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Cat MineStar Command for Hauling draws attention at the 50th percentile but verifies reality at the 70th percentile among mining robots. Hype Gap -20, 4th widest among mining robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 27, 2026