Hitachi Construction Machinery and Pronto have entered a partnership aimed at advancing open mine automation solutions.
“Through our collaboration with Pronto, we will combine Hitachi Construction Machinery’s equipment expertise with advanced automation technologies to provide customers with greater flexibility and options in adopting automation solutions,” said Masafumi Senzaki, Hitachi Construction Machinery president and executive officer.
Hitachi will bring its mining operations knowledge while Pronto brings its specialism in OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage systems (AHS).
“Mine operators have been clear: they want automation that works with the fleets they already own, not another closed, single-vendor ecosystem,” said Pronto CEO Anthony Levandowski.
“Pronto has proven OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage at commercial scale, and Hitachi Construction Machinery brings decades of mining equipment leadership, a global customer base, and an open autonomy vision that we share. Together, we can give every mining operation a practical, affordable path to autonomy.
Through the partnership, the companies intend to deliver automation solutions that offer a range of options to address challenges such as improving mining operations and adapting to changing business environments.
