Fully autonomous Volvo truck put to work underground in Sweden

The Volvo Group has put its first fully autonomous truck to the test at underground operations at the Kristineberg mine, 100 km from Arvidsjaur, in northern Sweden. The mine, owned by metals company Boliden, was opened in 1940 and is the oldest in operation in the area. A polymetallic ore containing zinc, copper, lead, gold and silver is mined here, as well as a gold/copper ore. The ore is mainly extracted using the cut-and-fill method and, to some extent, groove mining.