# FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System: Komatsu Mining robot

Canonical ID: `31d6958f-414b-41f1-b4e4-784145842e0e`

- **Slug:** komatsu-frontrunner-ahs
- **Form factor:** mining
- **Maturity stage:** production
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

- **class:** ultra-class rigid dump truck
- **autonomy:** driverless AHS (open pit)
- **payloadClass:** 830E / 930E (approx 220 to 320 t)

## Deployments

- [komatsu-frontrunner-gabriela-mistral](/deployments/komatsu-frontrunner-gabriela-mistral.md) at Gabriela Mistral Mine (id: `a3ad4549-ae2c-453f-9901-0aedf8a5e917`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System?

Komatsu FrontRunner is a driverless autonomous haulage system (AHS) for ultra-class open-pit mining trucks. It pairs Komatsu 830E/930E-class dump trucks with high-precision GNSS, radar, lidar and obstacle detection, coordinated by Modular Mining's DISPATCH fleet management. First commercially deployed in 2008 at Codelco's Gabriela Mistral copper mine in Chile, it is the industry's longest-running production AHS; Komatsu commissioned its 1,000th autonomous ultra-class truck in 2026.

### Is FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System actually deployed in the real world?

Yes. FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

### Who makes FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System?

FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System is made by Komatsu Mining, based in Tokyo, Japan.

### Where is FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System deployed?

1 verified deployment of FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Gabriela Mistral Mine.

### What are alternatives to FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable mining robots to FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System include AutoMine, Autonomous Haulage System (AHS), BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck, Cat MineStar Command for Hauling.

### How does FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System compare to AutoMine?

FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System and AutoMine (Sandvik · 2 deployments) are both mining robots on the DEPLOY registry. FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System's maturity stage?

FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.


## Sources (2)

1. https://www.komatsu.jp/en/newsroom/2026/20260422 · 2026-04-22
2. https://www.komatsu.com/en-us/newsroom/2018/2018-11-15-frontrunner-autonomous-haulage-system-sets-new-record · 2018-11-15

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