Industry-leading heavy equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar is adding lidar to its heavy-duty construction equipment. The construction equipment OEM says it will integrate Luminar’s LiDAR hardware into its Cat Command autonomy platform, which it uses to power self-driving features in its trucks and other vehicles.
Initial plans are for two lidar sensors to be installed on Caterpillar's highway trucks that are used for quarry operations.
As LiDAR becomes more embraced for mass-market applications, we should see more heavy machinery companies adapt the technologies for a host of end uses including mining, construction, agriculture, and in material handing in ports and warehouses.
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