# NVIDIA Jetson Thor x Caterpillar (Autonomous Mining & Construction): partnership

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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.

- **Type:** technology
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [NVIDIA](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/nvidia.md) technology provider
- Caterpillar _(off-registry)_ customer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2026-01-07

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.caterpillar.com/en/news/corporate-press-releases/h/cat-nvidia-collab.html


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