According to data from the Low-Speed Automated Driving Industry Alliance (LSAD) and statistics from the New Strategy Low-Speed Automated Driving Industry Research Institute, to date, approximately 4,100 autonomous transport vehicles (including test vehicles) have been delivered to China‘s open-pit mines, with nearly 1,400 added this year. The New Strategy Low-Speed Automated Driving Industry Research Institute predicts that approximately 2,500 more vehicles will be added by 2025.
Specifically, approximately 85% of the autonomous driving technology for these vehicles is provided by EACON, BOONRAY, CiDi, WAYTOUS, and INFINITE MINING.
Among them, EACON’s autonomous driving technology has enabled over 1,800 autonomous mining trucks worldwide, forming the largest autonomous mining fleet. BOONRAY boasts the largest fleet of all-electric autonomous mining trucks, with over 400 vehicles powered by new energy. CiDi has achieved the largest-scale benchmark for mixed-train operations on main roads, operating 56 autonomous mining trucks alongside approximately 500 manned vehicles, achieving efficiency levels comparable to that of manual operations.
Statistics from the New Strategy Low-Speed Automated Driving Industry Research Institute show that there are currently over 70 autonomous driving companies operating in mining areas. While early entrants dominate the market, newcomers such as Titan Tech, Robonets, and LHZT are also beginning to move towards mass deployment. LHZT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Railway 19th Bureau Group Corporation Limited, is a prime example of traditional mining companies accelerating their deployment in the autonomous driving sector.
In terms of application, these vehicles are deployed in over 130 mining areas nationwide, with 38% located in North China and 24% in Northwest China. Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia alone account for 51% of the total number of projects, with a cumulative total of approximately 3,200 autonomous transport vehicles delivered (not currently in operation).
Of these mining areas, 51% are coal mines, 22% are metal mines, and 27% are non-metal mines. Based on vehicle counts, coal mines account for 80% of deliveries.
In addition, approximately 20 open-pit mines in China currently have 50 or more autonomous transport vehicles. Of these, 10 mines have 100 or more. The largest fleet at a single mine is at Guanghui Energy’s Baishihu mine, with 421 autonomous transport vehicles, breaking the industry record of 374 vehicles held by TBEA’s South open-pit mine.
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