Autonomous cars and trucks are still in development and years away from real-world deployment. However, many types of off-road vehicles are already emerging for daily use in agriculture, construction, mining, port logistics and other applications.
ESKILSTUNA, Sweden—Volvo Construction Equipment is building a test and demonstration facility here to showcase autonomous, connected and electric vehicle technology.
SAVANNAH, GA—Construction equipment manufacturer JCB will soon begin making backhoe loaders at its assembly plant here. The company will add 100 jobs to staff the new line.
CLAYTON, NC--Caterpillar plans to add 199 well-paying jobs at its plant here over the next five years. The company will invest $33 million in the plant, which manufactures earth-moving equipment. Caterpillar chose Clayton over sites in Illinois, Japan, Belgium and Brazil--all locations where it has existing manufacturing plants.
