en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, China's HBIS Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as "HBIS Digital") officially launched its self-developed underground motor locomotive unmanned driving system. Targeting pain points such as low efficiency, high safety risks, and personnel shortages in traditional manual driving of underground motor locomotives, the system, centered on a dispatch control center and signal, centralized, and interlocking systems, achieves fully automated operation of the entire underground rail transport process, including loading, transportation, and unloading.
Founded in December 2018 and headquartered in Hebei Province, China, HBIS Digital is the digital industry subsidiary of HBIS Group Co., Ltd. and one of the most qualified and largest information and digital companies in Hebei Province. Its self-developed WeShyper industrial internet platform has received national recognition. The parent company, HBIS Group Co., Ltd. (referred to as HBIS), was formed in 2008 through the merger of Tangshan Iron and Steel Group and Handan Iron and Steel Group. Headquartered in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, it is a mega steel group primarily focused on the steel industry, having been listed on the Fortune Global 500 for many consecutive years, ranking 254th in 2025.
The system features video surveillance, automatic rail transport for motor locomotives, and automatic ore unloading at unloading stations, while also supporting remote manual control of motor locomotives in emergency situations, ensuring full visibility, controllability, and traceability of transport operations. Technically, the system is equipped with HBIS Digital's self-developed intelligent control system for motor locomotives, integrating onboard transmission terminals, high-definition surveillance, high-precision positioning, and anti-collision devices. It ensures stable underground communication through scientifically deployed wireless base stations. The system also leverages Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), high-precision speed sensors, and a self-developed position correction algorithm to solve positioning challenges in complex underground environments, meeting production demands for safe scheduling and coordinated operation of multiple motor locomotives simultaneously.
Currently, the system has been piloted in relevant mining scenarios. According to publicly available industry information, Miaogou Iron Mine has implemented intelligent scenarios such as unmanned driving for motor locomotives and remote control for rock drilling rigs, reducing underground personnel by six per shift. Safety management has shifted from passive monitoring to proactive warning, effectively lowering labor and equipment maintenance costs for the mine. Against the backdrop of China's comprehensive push for reduced and unmanned mining operations, the country has explicitly stated that by 2026, intelligent production capacity in coal mines should account for no less than 60%. The launch of this system provides technical support for the intelligent upgrade of underground mine transport.
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