SafeAI and Obayashi autonomous electric Cat 725 retrofit

A Caterpillar 725 articulated dump truck converted to battery-electric drive and fitted with SafeAI's brand-neutral self-driving kit. SafeAI was bought by Pronto in July 2025.

Price: —Not sold as a priced product; supplied under project contracts
Autonomy: DriverlessHow it runs
Driverless: TestingDriverless tests only
Fleet: —Not published
Speed: —Not published
Range: —Not published

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Why it matters

Billed as the first haul-truck retrofit to combine a zero-emission powertrain with autonomous driving.

Real-world use

SafeAI also ran a proof of concept with contractor MACA at Capricorn Metals' Karlawinda gold mine in Western Australia (2022).

Timeline

First shown: 2023-12
Released: Not yet

Unveiled by SafeAI and Obayashi

Maker

SafeAICompany

How it drives

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

Driverless status: Driverless tests only
Where it runs: Demonstration units in Japan (Obayashi) and Western Australia (MACA proof of concept at Karlawinda)

Public attention

How much public attention SafeAI and Obayashi autonomous electric Cat 725 retrofit gets, from open data.

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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.

From the maker

SafeAI and Obayashi autonomous electric Cat 725 retrofit is the only vehicle from SafeAI (with Obayashi and Avia Engineering) in the atlas.

SafeAI also makes 1 machine. See every SafeAI robot

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

Sources

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

KHL SafeAI and Obayashi unveil first electric, autonomous mining truck retrofit Global Mining Review SafeAI and MACA partner to create autonomous heavy equipment fleet TechCrunch AV startup Pronto.ai acquires off-road autonomous vehicle rival SafeAI

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