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When Construction Starts Learning An excavator working to a 3D model can leave behind far more than the finished formation. Machine control records where it worked, while telematics can provide another history of utilisation, idling, operating hours and f

Mastenbroek Refines 20/15 Drainage Trencher for 2026 A machine first introduced in 1981 might seem an unlikely place to look for equipment development, but Mastenbroek's latest 20/15 drainage trencher makes a good case for evolution rather than reinventio

Used Equipment Supply Tightens as European Buyer Demand Accelerates Demand for used tractor units across Europe rose 72% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2026 while the number advertised for sale fell by 26%. Few figures capture the current condi

NVIDIA Opens Alpamayo 2 Super for Commercial Autonomous Driving NVIDIA has made its 34-billion-parameter Alpamayo 2 Super autonomous-driving model available for commercial use, giving vehicle developers permission to fine-tune, modify and redistribute one

Liebherr Brings Electrified Quarrying and Heavy Machinery to steinexpo A 130-tonne electric mining excavator connected directly to the grid will sit alongside a 564 kWh mobile battery system when Liebherr arrives at steinexpo in September. Around them wil

How Drive-by-Wire Is Reshaping Autonomous Machine Architecture The international rulebook for fully automated vehicles acquired considerably more Drive-by-wire is emerging as critical infrastructure beneath autonomous vehicles and machines, providing cont

Volvo EC400 Hybrid Excavator Cuts Fuel Use by 30% at Clariant Bentonite Mines At Clariant's bentonite pits in Lower Bavaria, a Volvo EC400 Hybrid excavator has reduced fuel consumption by around 30% against the EC380E it replaced. The saving comes from th

The $1.5 Billion Race to Build the Operating System for Autonomous Machines A construction company is about to become an AI robotics company. On the surface, that sounds like one of the stranger corporate combinations to emerge from the current rush into

ASTM Proposed Asphalt Cracking Standard Strengthens Balanced Mix Design ASTM International's road and paving materials committee, D04, is developing a proposed test method for evaluating load-induced cracking in asphalt mixtures at intermediate temperatur

Turning Drone Inspections into a Long-Term Memory for Bridges Bridge inspection has always produced a great deal of data and very little memory. Every routine survey captures cracks, spalling and water leakage in fine detail, yet each inspection has tende