Pronto’s AHS: the Right Choice for Fleet Autonomy

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Dirt Simple Implementation

Our AHS is as simple as driving from A to B. Pronto’s software learns a haul route from a mining operator driving a vehicle manually on the desired route, just one time. Operators then dispatch trucks to saved routes from their smartphones via Pronto’s easy-to-operate mobile app. 

This straightforward implementation reduces the time and capital needed to introduce autonomy into your fleet. It requires little, if any, infrastructure modifications.

Superior Technology Systems for Advanced Safety

To meet the rigid safety requirements of mine operators, Pronto’s turnkey software+hardware system enables protection that includes:

  • Precise situational awareness via computer vision, and GNSS
  • A rugged camera and GPS-based hardware stack that is lighter, faster, and more affordable than radar and lidar-based systems
  • Advanced object detection through the latest machine learning capabilities to reduce false positives, decreasing downtime and shutdowns
  • A retrofit drive-by-wire kit to actuate any vehicle with precision
  • Easily programmable software to add site-specific operational safeguards and rules of the road
  • All-stop buttons provided in all manually operated equipment that interact with our AHS
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Our unique advantages

  • Improve Safety

    Our rugged, proven system is fully cognizant of its surroundings day or night, regardless of weather or season, with a layered, redundant safety system platform. Reduce accidents, fender benders, and scrapes to lower insurance and minimize body corrosion.

  • At Your Autonomy Level

    Delivers the following: ADAS, L9 + CAS, or L4 autonomy, depending on site maturity and needs.

  • Fleet Agnostic

    Pronto is OEM, vehicle, and application agnostic. It can be used in various off-road applications and power trains as well as on class 8 haulers and support vehicles.

  • Improve Operational Efficiency

    Our over-the-air software updates and system upgradability allows constant improvement without physical maintenance. Your operations will get smarter and more efficient automatically.

  • Advance Sustainability

    Autonomous trucks use less fuel, tires, and other components due to their strictly managed operation. This reduces accidents and spillage that can be especially damaging near watersheds.

  • Maintenance Savings

    Reduce accidents, fender benders, and scrapes to lower insurance and minimize body corrosion.

  • Labor Savings

    Limit time lost from shift changes, breaks, and absenteeism, reduce worker fatigue and ensure continued operation in the case of unplanned labor disruptions.

  • Fuel Efficiency

    Maximizes fuel mileage with a smooth application of throttle and a strict adherence to speed limits. We provide consistent vehicle speeds which can ease congestion in the queuing process and reduce idling and truck waiting time.

Supervise and Dispatch from the Palm of Your Hand

Pronto’s convenient smartphone app does away with the need for a complex, expensive AHS control room while still providing:

  • Access control for authorized personnel
  • Notification of AHS activity
  • Fleet performance and location monitoring
  • Individual truck metrics, including fuel, payload, and utilization
  • Source and destination selection of your material movements

How we stack up

Safety featuresOther AHSPronto AHS
Designed to  respond to unpredictable events in high-traffic environments 
AI-powered collision threat detection 
Sensors used to ensure safety:  
     Camera 
     Radar
     GPS
     Lidar (brittle and limited) 
Collision threat detection and response in absence of GPS and/or network 
Detection of collision threats without radar signatures (pedestrians, animals, certain types of rocks) 
Redundant neural networks 
“Rover” systems on other equipment for safe operation of manned vehicles alongside autonomous units 
Site optimization
System health checks
Functional in snow, rain and other harsh conditions
Autonomous operating zones
Minimal hardware points of failure 

Activating Wireless Connectivity for Autonomous Solutions

Wireless connectivity is a requirement for every AHS deployment. To address this need more affordably, we launched a subsidiary – Pollen Mobile. Pollen uses open-source mobile technologies that allow us to deploy reliable, secure wireless LTE networks to mine sites at a fraction of the cost.

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