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Cat autonomous quarry haulage (Luck Stone Bull Run)
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Pilot useUnited StatesFully autonomous

Caterpillar · autonomous mining truck

Cat autonomous quarry haulage

Luck Stone Bull Run

Caterpillar's lighter, lower-cost version of its autonomous haulage for aggregate quarries, first run with Luck Stone in Virginia. It was Caterpillar's first autonomous haulage in the aggregates industry.

Price
—Not sold as a priced product; supplied under project contracts
Autonomy
DriverlessHow it runs
Driverless
In serviceSince 2024-11
Fleet
—Not published
Speed
—Not published
Range
—Not published
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Why it matters

Caterpillar's first autonomous haulage deployment in an aggregates quarry.

Real-world use

Autonomous trucks at Luck Stone's Bull Run Quarry in Chantilly, Virginia, passed one million tons hauled in July 2025.

Timeline

First shown
2024-11
Released
Not yet
Autonomous hauling began at Luck Stone Bull Run Quarry (Caterpillar says tonnes counted since November)

Maker

CaterpillarCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless in service
Where it runs
Luck Stone Bull Run Quarry, Chantilly, Virginia, USA
Driverless since
2024-11
Rides, miles or loads
About 816,000 tonnes (900,000 tons) by spring 2025 and one million tons by July 2025 (Caterpillar)

Public attention

How much public attention Cat autonomous quarry haulage (Luck Stone Bull Run) gets, from open data.

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  • No recent press stories listed yet
  • 1 reported deployment

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What’s inside

No component details published yet.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.

Lineage

Every Caterpillar vehicle in order.

  1. Cat MineStar Command for hauling (789D, 793D/F, 797F, 794 AC)Cat MineStar Command for hauling (789D, 793D/F, 797F, 794 AC)2013Commercial
  2. Cat autonomous quarry haulage (Luck Stone Bull Run)Cat autonomous quarry haulage (Luck Stone Bull Run)2024Pilot use

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Made, sold and where

No production or sales figures published yet.

Price
Not publishedNot sold as a priced product; supplied under project contracts
How to get one
No official buying page found

Where it works

1 reported deployment.

Map
  • Deployed

    Luck Stone · Bull Run plant (quarry) · Chantilly · since 2024-11

    Caterpillar launched fully autonomous Cat 777 trucks on MineStar Command for hauling at Luck Stone's Bull Run quarry, its first aggregates deployment. Caterpillar

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

Caterpillar Caterpillar and Luck Stone celebrate one million tons hauled autonomously at Bull Run Quarry Caterpillar Caterpillar takes innovative strides in autonomous hauling (bauma 2025)

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