TIER IV Will Run Driverless Dump Trucks at a Japanese Port by 2028
TIER IV and Shunan Bulk Terminal will automate a coal and biomass truck route at the Port of Tokuyama-Kudamatsu, targeting driverless operations by the end of 2028.
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