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South China Morning Post
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- South China Morning Post
China's driverless mining trucks, BYD routs Tesla in Europe, price war worsens: 7 EV reads
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing Chinese state-backed energy giant Huaneng Group on Thursday launched the world's largest fleet of unmanned electric mining trucks in Inner Mongolia, featuring 100 vehicles equipped with Huawei Technologies' autonomous driving systems, as the country rapidly adopts driverless technology. French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) holds a model of an electric lorry made by Windrose, a Chinese company founded by entrepreneur Wen Han (right), at the Choose France summit in Versailles, France on Monday. Photo: Instagram/whan6023 The European Union is locked in a trade dispute with China over electric vehicles. It is also wrestling with whether and how to harness Chinese investment in the sector. Around the continent, a debate is being waged on whether China's prowess in the sector can be a job creator or an industry killer.
Express Tribune
16-05-2025
- Automotive
- Express Tribune
China launches 100 AI-powered mining trucks in global first for automation
Listen to article China has deployed the world's largest fleet of autonomous electric mining trucks, with 100 driverless vehicles now operating at a coal mine in Inner Mongolia, media reported on Thursday. The trucks, equipped with technology from Huawei Technologies, were developed by Huaneng Mengdong, a subsidiary of the state-owned energy conglomerate Huaneng Group. Company chairman Li Shuxue called the 'Huaneng Ruichi' fleet the largest single deployment of its kind globally. 'These vehicles integrate advanced technologies such as 5G-A communication, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, intelligent battery swapping, and high-precision mapping,' Li said. The project's technology providers include Huaneng Group, Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group, and the Beijing University of Science and Technology. The driverless trucks are designed to load and unload materials autonomously and operate reliably in extreme weather, a key requirement for the often-harsh conditions of Inner Mongolia's mining zones. Li added that the new fleet could increase transport efficiency by as much as 20% compared to conventional manned trucks. China is accelerating the integration of smart technologies in mining. According to the China National Coal Association, more than 5,000 automated mining trucks are expected to be in use across the country by the end of 2025, with that number projected to double to 10,000 by 2026.
