Could this ‘driverless’ dumper have a role in farming?
Volvo CE (Volvo Construction Equipment) is no stranger to pushing the technology envelope; nor is the brand any stranger to Irish farming.
Volvo-badged loading shovels are a common sight on silage pits all over Ireland every summer.
Among the more recent innovations from the construction giant is the ‘HX1‘ concept machine. It’s an autonomous, battery-powered load carrier – an electric, ‘driverless‘ dump-truck (pictured below) in other words.
The prototype machine is just one element of an ‘electric site research project’ being run by Volvo CE. It says that the technologies being trialled on this site could result in a 95% reduction in carbon emissions and, importantly, up to a 25% reduction in the total cost of ownership of the machines involved.
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