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China unveils driverless mining truck that can crab-walk across rough terrain

South China Morning Post · · 211 words · By Dannie Peng
Industrial Automation Technological Innovation
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“The Shuanglin K7 is the world’s first mining truck capable of moving sideways and pivoting on the spot”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the Shuanglin K7 is the world's first mining truck capable of moving sideways ('crab-walk') and turning in place.
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web search NEUTRAL — On April 19, a driverless mining truck named "Shuanglin K7" was unveiled in Shanghai. This vehicle is the world's first mining truck equipped with distributed electric drive-by-wire corner module tech…
https://english.news18a.com/news/english_248901.html
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web search NEUTRAL — 【#Tech24H】A behemoth weighing nearly 100 tons, yet capable of moving sideways like an agile crab and turning in place. Shuanglin Co., Ltd. recently unveiled the world's first driverless mining truck u…
https://en.youth.cn/RightNow/202604/t20260427_16630306.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — This is made possible by a technology known as a distributed electric drive-by-wire corner module. The K7 is the world's first driverless mining truck to use this technology. Each wheel has its own co…
https://www.pressreader.com/china/south-china-morning-post-6…
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“Despite a kerb weight of nearly 100 tonnes”
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Two separate web sources describe the vehicle as weighing 'nearly 100 tons' or having a maximum gross mass of 248 tons (which implies a high kerb weight consistent with the claim).
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web search NEUTRAL — According to a report in Science and Technology Daily today, Shuanglin launched the world's first driverless mining truck, the "Shuanglin K7," in Shanghai.
https://min.news/en/news/8b1407de432aca3fd390f2b96c712430.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shuanglin Co., Ltd. recently unveiled the world’s first driverless mining truck utilizing distributed electric drive steer-by-wire corner module technology, the “Shuanglin K7”. With a rated load capac…
https://en.youth.cn/RightNow/202604/t20260427_16630306.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — Shuanglin has passed TS16949, QS9000, ISO14001, and Q1 system certification. The company has international advanced automatic transmission production line and adopts video-based automatic testing, mea…
https://www.shuanglin.com/en/product/dsinternational.htm
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“according to an April 19 report by state-owned newspaper Science and Technology Daily”
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Web results explicitly state that the information comes from a report in the 'Science and Technology Daily'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 7th Five-Year Plan of China was a set of economic goals designed to strengthen the Chinese economy between 1986 and 1990.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Five-Year_Plan_(China)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The government of the People's Republic of China is based on a system of people's congress within the parameters of a unitary communist state, in which the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) enacts …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nobody (Chinese: 浪浪山小妖怪; pinyin: Làng làng shān xiǎo yāo guài; literally The Little Monster of Langlang Mountain) is a 2025 Chinese animated fantasy film written and directed by Yu Shui. It was animat…
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“The vehicle, measuring over five metres (16.4 feet) tall and wide and 13.79 metres long, was unveiled in Shanghai on April 18.”
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Web search results confirm the dimensions (13.79m length, 5.7m width, 5.2m height) and the unveiling in Shanghai.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the report, the vehicle measures 13.79m in length, 5.7m in width, and 5.2m in height, with a rated load capacity of 158 tons and a maximum gross vehicle weight of 248 tons.
https://min.news/en/news/8b1407de432aca3fd390f2b96c712430.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shuanglin Co., Ltd. recently unveiled the world’s first driverless mining truck utilizing distributed electric drive steer-by-wire corner module technology, the “Shuanglin K7”. With a rated load capac…
https://en.youth.cn/RightNow/202604/t20260427_16630306.htm
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“Named the “Shuanglin K7”, it was developed through a collaboration between the Shuanglin Group – a Shanghai-based automotive components manufacturer – and Tsinghua University.”
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While the existence of the Shuanglin K7 and the Shuanglin Group is confirmed, the specific collaboration with Tsinghua University is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the company's existence is verified.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to a report in Science and Technology Daily today, Shuanglin launched the world's first driverless mining truck, the 'Shuanglin K7,' in Shanghai.
https://min.news/en/news/8b1407de432aca3fd390f2b96c712430.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shuanglin Co., Ltd. recently unveiled the world’s first driverless mining truck utilizing distributed electric drive steer-by-wire corner module technology, the “Shuanglin K7”. With a rated load capac…
https://en.youth.cn/RightNow/202604/t20260427_16630306.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — Established in 1987, Shuanglin Group Co., Ltd. is engaged in businesses in various fields like manufacturing, tourism, education, etc. The company has set up one academician workstation, two postdocto…
https://www.shuanglin.com/en/
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“This is made possible by a technology known as a distributed electric drive-by-wire corner module.”
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Multiple sources confirm the use of 'distributed electric drive-by-wire corner module' technology.
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web search NEUTRAL — In drive-by-wire systems, driver input does not directly adjust a mechanical linkage, instead the input is processed by an electronic control unit which controls the vehicle using electromechanical ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_by_wire
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web search NEUTRAL — Shuanglin Co., Ltd. recently unveiled the world’s first driverless mining truck utilizing distributed electric drive steer-by-wire corner module technology, the “Shuanglin K7”. With a rated load capac…
https://en.youth.cn/RightNow/202604/t20260427_16630306.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — Equipped with distributed electric drive drive-by-wire corner module technology, it supports Level 4 autonomous driving and provides a new intel.
https://min.news/en/news/8b1407de432aca3fd390f2b96c712430.ht…
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“The K7 is the world’s first driverless mining truck to use this technology.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the K7 is the world's first driverless mining truck to utilize this specific corner module technology.
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