Fortescue to establish autonomous vehicle R&D hub
Fortescue Metals Group is launching an autonomous vehicle research and development hub in the Pilbara region town of Karratha.
Fortescue Metals Group is launching an autonomous vehicle research and development hub in the Pilbara region town of Karratha.
Mining technology research organisation Mining3 is seeking to benchmark the accuracy and reliability of proximity detection systems, the units fitted to autonomous trucks to help them avoid collisions.
Australian iron ore miner Fortescue said that one of its driverless trucks, travelling at low speed, ran into another that was parked at its remote Western Australian operations in an incident earlier this week.
ASX-listed Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) has appointed Jetset Travelworld Group CFO and chief operating officer Elizabeth Gaines as a non-executive director to bump up its leadership and financial credentials.
Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) has announced the appointment of Fiona Barclay as Fortescue's new Chief Financial Officer