Companies building heavy & off-road robots
3 organisations · 3 models scored byHVMX
Autonomous heavy plant and off-road machines — excavators, haul trucks, tractors and harvesters. See the HVMX ranking →
Cat MineStar Command for hauling ran 690 autonomous trucks at end-2024 and has moved over 9.5 billion tonnes autonomously.
FrontRunner AHS pioneered commercial autonomous haulage and remains the largest such fleet by tonnage moved.
Second-generation autonomy kit (16 cameras, 360° perception) retrofits the 9RX tractor for driverless tillage.
Autonomous Machinery Companies in 2026: the builders
3 companies build autonomous heavy machinery in the index, with 3 models between them, based in 2 countries; USA leads with 2.
Ranked by their best model on the HVMX, Caterpillar (Cat 793 with MineStar Command, 76.0, 1st), Komatsu (FrontRunner AHS (930E), 75.7, 2nd) and John Deere (9RX Autonomous, 72.1, 3rd) lead the 3 builders.
3 of the 3 have a model shipping to customers.
Frequently asked questions
How many companies make autonomous heavy machinery?
This index tracks 3 companies with 3 scored autonomous heavy machinery between them.
Which companies make the best autonomous heavy machinery?
On the Heavy Machine Metric, ranked by each company's best model: Caterpillar with Cat 793 with MineStar Command (76.0), Komatsu with FrontRunner AHS (930E) (75.7) and John Deere with 9RX Autonomous (72.1).