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Caterpillar

Products: n/a. Risk band: Low   RobotRisk index 10.6/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 2 of 2 among Off-highway autonomy companies with incidents (56 tracked).

Analyst brief

The single recorded entry describes an autonomous haul truck reversing into an excavator at BHP's Goonyella coal mine in August 2023, coded at severity 2. This is an operational contact incident between two pieces of mining equipment rather than a recall or regulatory action. Caterpillar's index of 10.6 ranks 2 of 2 companies in Off-highway autonomy with incident history. The record is a single press-reported operational incident with no indication of a recurring or systemic pattern.

Risk index

10.6/100RobotRisk index
14.1/100Median index across the 2 Off-highway autonomy companies with incident history (56 tracked, 54 with none)
2 of 2Rank in Off-highway autonomy (of 2 with incident history)
LowRisk band

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
crash1100%

Unique incident list

1 unique incident on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S2~Aug 2023 crash Goonyella Riverside mine, QLD, AustraliaCat autonomous haul truck reverses into excavator at BHP's Goonyella mine · 1 autonomous truck, 1 excavator Mining Monthly
S2 ~Aug 2023 · crash · Cat autonomous haul truck reverses into excavator at BHP's Goonyella mine
Goonyella Riverside mine, QLD, Australia1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S2~Aug 2023Cat autonomous haul truck reverses into excavator at BHP's Goonyella mineMining Monthly

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