Teleo, which builds autonomous technology for heavy construction equipment, has signed agreements with three North American construction customers Tomahawk, Teichert and John Aarts Group. It is also expanding its dealer partner network in the U.S., Europe and Canada.
The rugged universal retrofit kit incorporates sensors such as high dynamic range cameras that are capable of offering high-definition visibility and video footage, day and night.
Once a machine is retrofit with the technology, a skilled operator can control multiple machines at multiple sites from a single station.
Florida-based excavation and site development company Tomahawk is partnering with Teleo to deploy the technology on 12 articulated dump trucks for land development of residential subdivisions, a retirement community and commercial businesses.
Remote operations are expected to begin in Summer 2023 with two machines in Naples, Fla., and Tomahawk will transition to semi-autonomous operations later this year.
Teichert, a California construction and materials company, has been working with Teleo to retrofit two crawler dozers. The first machine, a 2012 Caterpillar D10T dozer, was already delivered to Teichert in the summer of 2022.
The second, a 2022 Caterpillar D10T2 dozer, will be deployed on site for work at the company’s sand and gravel mine near Tracy, Calif., in Q2 of 2023. Teichert will be the first customer to use Teleo Supervised Autonomy in night operations.
John Aarts Group, one of Canada’s largest integrated construction services companies, will be the first company to leverage remote operations to load a concrete plant, Teleo said. A John Deere 624K wheel loader will be retrofit with Teleo’s technology to remotely load and unload materials in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, starting in Q2 2023.
