SS: We began working with Obayashi back in late 2020 to create an autonomous Caterpillar 725. Since then, we've completed that project and demoed it for hundreds of industry professionals and government representatives at a construction site in Japan, marking a critical first step toward bringing autonomy to the Japanese construction ecosystem. This year we announced plans to expand our work with Obayashi, along with a new collaboration partner, Siemens Corporation.
SS: SafeAI's autonomous technology allows equipment like haul trucks, dozers, and articulated dump trucks to safely and independently navigate a project site and complete important functions. Autonomous sites will always still need people, but their roles will be different. Instead of being directly in harm's way at a dangerous working site, like a mine, employees can be upskilled and take on more strategic planning roles or deploy and monitor the equipment from a safe distance.