At a 2,500-acre site outside Peoria, Caterpillar tests its autonomous construction equipment, a potentially transformative technology still in the early stages of commercialization.
The screen used by Tim Pennington, a remote test operator, to operate a D7 bulldozer remotely while the bulldozer is outside on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Caterpillar Proving Grounds in Washington, Ill. Grounded in central Illinois throughout its century-long history, heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has seemingly been smitten by corporate wanderlust of late, moving its headquarters from Peoria to Deerfield to Irving, Texas, over the past seven years.
How new equipment plays in Peoria, a bustling and historic city along the Illinois River, can move mountains around the world. Colin Mitchell, in driver’s seat, a senior associate of testing and validation, lifts the bucket on the 980XE medium wheel loader on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Caterpillar Proving Grounds in Washington, Ill.
Long one of the largest companies in Illinois, Caterpillar generated $67 billion in revenues last year, up 13% over 2022, according to its annual report. The company has more than 113,000 employees worldwide, including nearly 18,000 in Illinois. In addition to East Peoria, Caterpillar has a major factory in Decatur that builds its large mining trucks, among other products.
Caterpillar, which began experimenting with autonomous construction equipment nearly a decade ago, is one of several major companies developing it, along with Doosan in South Korea and Volvo Autonomous Solutions, which unveiled its new Swedish testing site in November. The potentially transformative technology is still in the early stages of commercialization.
Fixing on a screen, it’s easy to forget that the joysticks are piloting a 66,000-pound bulldozer digging up dirt and spinning on a dime in the field beyond. The technology can be used to operate tractors 1,500 feet or 1,500 miles or farther from the operating stations — anywhere an internet signal can be received.The remote stations solve a number of problems, including navigating dangerous terrain without putting the operator at physical risk.
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