Tackling construction labor shortages: ASI and SoftBank partner on autonomous fleets
Autonomous Solutions Inc., or ASI, and SoftBank Group Corp. last week announced a joint venture to commercialize brand-agnostic autonomous heavy equipment to address severe labor shortages and accelerate infrastructure projects worldwide. “Large infrastructure projects, from roadways and airports to railways and waste management, are being built at a pace and complexity that traditional labor-intensive methods struggle to match,” Mel Torrie, CEO of ASI, told The Robot Report. “
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Two companies announced a joint venture to develop autonomous heavy equipment for construction projects. Labor shortages and difficulty coordinating mixed equipment fleets on large jobsites create bottlenecks for infrastructure projects like roadways, airports, and railways. One company brings 25 years of proven technology in orchestrating mixed fleets of autonomous equipment, while the other is providing significant capital funding to commercialize these systems at scale. The solution aims to allow contractors to deploy autonomous trucks, bulldozers, loaders, and other equipment that work together across complex construction tasks.
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