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Go autonomous if you want to reduce your carbon footprint and improve operator safety

March 10, 2023

Autonomous machines may not feel like an obvious driver of sustainability, but as our roundtable of experts from Cummins, Trimble, and Volvo explains, non-operated technology is helping leading contractors around the world reduce their carbon footprints and improve their on-site safety records. It’s a win-win situation … and then, of course, there’s the thorny question of powertrain suitability.

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