Volvo and Boliden Complete Autonomous Transport Project at Garpenberg Mine

June 04, 2026
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Boliden have completed an autonomous transport project at Boliden's Garpenberg site in Sweden, marking the first phase of their 2023 collaboration agreement and demonstrating large scale autonomous haulage in mining operations.

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Boliden have completed the autonomous transport project at Boliden's Garpenberg site in Sweden, announced in a press release. The project represents the first step under their 2023 Memorandum of Understanding and marks a major milestone in their ongoing partnership.

As part of the project, nearly 700,000 tonnes of rock fill were autonomously moved from an on-site quarry to reinforce and raise a local dam wall. Volvo's autonomous haulage system completed more than 11,000 transport cycles and covered approximately 56,000 kilometers during the operation.

The transport was executed using Volvo Autonomous Solutions' Autona / earth platform, which integrates the autonomous Volvo FH truck with a virtual driver, infrastructure, operational support, and maintenance services. Delivered as Transport as a Service, the system allows autonomous technology to be incorporated into existing mining operations while Volvo Autonomous Solutions manages technical and regulatory aspects.

The Garpenberg project establishes a platform for continued collaboration between Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Boliden, supporting future autonomous transport initiatives in mining environments.

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