Caterpillar
Robot types: Haul truck. Risk band: Low RobotRisk index 10.4/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 2 of 2 among Off-highway autonomy companies with incidents (86 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. The record is a single press-reported operational incident with no indication of a recurring or systemic pattern.
Risk index
Products and robot types
Industries: Off-highway autonomy · Sectors: Mining
Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type.
| Robot type | Share of company risk | Rank within type |
|---|---|---|
| Haul truck | 100% | 1 of 1 |
| Product | Robot type | Status | Incidents | Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat MineStar Command (autonomous haulage) | Haul truck | shipping | 1 | 10.4 |
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| crash | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ~Aug 2023 | crash | Goonyella Riverside mine, QLD, Australia | Cat 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
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | ~Aug 2023 | Cat autonomous haul truck reverses into excavator at BHP's Goonyella mine | Mining Monthly |
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Cross-links and alerts
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