NVIDIA Jetson Thor x Caterpillar (Autonomous Mining & Construction)

Caterpillar and NVIDIA announced a partnership at CES 2026 to bring physical AI to heavy industry. NVIDIA Jetson Thor platform enables real-time AI inference on Cat construction, mining, and power equipment. Machines equipped with AI-driven recommendations can process billions of data points in milliseconds to navigate complex jobsite conditions. The on-machine AI system works without cloud connectivity, providing natural voice guidance to operators.