Hitachi Construction Machinery to Start Operation of Remote Support Center for Mining Dump Truck Autonomous Haulage System

Providing remote monitoring of mining sites where AHS operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help increase overall mine operational efficiency

Tokyo, February 1, 2024 –Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6305 President and Executive Officer: Masafumi Senzaki, "Hitachi Construction Machinery") will start full-scale operation of a remote monitoring support system operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year called the "Technological Centre of Excellence (TCoE)," which will monitor the dump truck Autonomous Haulage System ("AHS") used at mines from a location in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia).

Hitachi Construction Machinery will utilize TCoE to focus on expanding sales of AHS in Australia, a strategic region for its mining business, with the goal of offering AHS worldwide. Moreover, the company will provide constant, remote monitoring of mining sites where Hitachi Construction Machinery's AHS operates through TCoE to help increase overall mine operational efficiency.

At TCoE, the same information that customers are getting in their mine control room, is monitored in real time. human resources with expertise in specialized fields such as mining machinery, mining operation, software, etc. will use advanced digital technologies to accumulate, analyze, and deconstruct all data acquired in real-time from multiple mining sites. Next, they will derive solutions for the issues faced by each customer to help streamline and optimize the entire mine through involvement in the actual mine operation. In the future, TCoE will evolve into becoming the core hub in charge of coordination for the mining solutions business and utilize various digital technologies and accumulated knowledge to create new value and provide continuous support from a customer perspective.

Hitachi Construction Machinery began researching AHS in 2009. Based on the results of five years of research and development, the company has validated AHS at a test site in Australia since 2013 for the purpose of realizing sequential mining operations for loading, hauling, and dumping using autonomous dump trucks. In July 2018, Hitachi Construction Machinery agreed with Whitehaven Coal to collaborate on AHS and confirmed that the developed AHS has reached a practical level of performance over the roughly six year period of collaboration.

The Hitachi Construction Machinery Group has strived to implement "Reliable Solutions" that solve social issues as a close and reliable partner for our customers. Going forward, we will offer AHS to mining industry customers around the world to contribute to the higher level of safety and productivity required by our customers.

Overview of the "Technological Centre of Excellence"

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About Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6305), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a construction machinery manufacturer which globally deploys development, manufacturing, sales, and service businesses for its hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, compaction equipment, and mining machinery, etc. In addition to its new machinery business, Hitachi Construction Machinery is expanding its "value chain businesses" of parts and services, remanufacturing (parts and machines), rentals, and used equipment as it aims to grow together with customers as a true solutions provider that offers innovative solutions to customers. With roughly 25,000 employees around the world, the consolidated sales revenue for Hitachi Construction Machinery was ¥1,279.5 billion for fiscal year 2022 (ended March 2023) with an overseas sales revenue ratio of 82%. For more details, please see the company's website.

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