Volvo Autonomous Solutions · autonomous mining truck
Volvo Autonomous Solutions quarry trucks
Autona earth, Volvo FH
Autonomy-ready Volvo trucks driven by the Volvo Virtual Driver and sold as a transport-as-a-service package, so the customer buys tonnes moved rather than trucks. The flagship site hauls limestone through steep tunnels at Brønnøy Kalk in Norway.
- Price
- —Service only (autonomous transport sold per tonne), not sold as trucks
- Autonomy
- DriverlessHow it runs
- Driverless
- In serviceSince 2023-09
- Fleet
- 9Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Volvo said removing the safety driver at Brønnøy Kalk in September 2023 was an industry first for an active commercial mining operation.
Real-world use
Nine autonomous trucks run a 5 km quarry-to-crusher route at Brønnøy Kalk, and the service also worked at Boliden Garpenberg in Sweden (Volvo, Sept 2026).
Maker
Volvo Autonomous SolutionsCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- Brønnøy Kalk, Velfjord (Norway); Boliden Garpenberg (Sweden)
- Driverless since
- 2023-09
- Fleet
- 9 autonomous trucks at Brønnøy Kalk (Volvo, Sept 2026), up from 7 in Sept 2023
- Rides, miles or loads
- More than 3 million tonnes hauled autonomously across sites (Volvo, 24 Sept 2026); 1 million tonnes at Brønnøy Kalk reached in 2025
Public attention
How much public attention Volvo Autonomous Solutions quarry trucks (Autona earth, Volvo FH) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 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 Volvo Autonomous Solutions (Volvo Group) vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedService only (autonomous transport sold per tonne), not sold as trucks
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Where it works
1 reported deployment.
- Deployed
Brønnøy Kalk · Brønnøy Kalk limestone mine, Velfjord · Brønnøysund · 7 units
Volvo Autonomous Solutions hauls limestone with seven driverless Volvo FH trucks between the mine and crusher at Brønnøy Kalk. 7 autonomous Volvo FH trucks (Volvo, May 2025) Volvo Group
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | Volvo Autonomous Solutions quarry trucks (Autona earth, Volvo FH)Volvo Autonomous Solutions (Volvo Group) |  Pronto AHS (retrofit on Cat 775G, Komatsu HD605)ProntoSame jobs: quarry haulage, limestone haulage · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2023-09 | 2023 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial |
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| Speed | — | — |
| Payload | — | — |
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Sources
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