en.Wedoany.com Reported - The 17th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum and Exhibition (IIICF) opened on June 10, 2026, in Macau, China. Yang Chengjian, Senior Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., attended the forum and delivered a keynote speech. During the forum, Yang introduced Caterpillar's latest advancements in artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and energy transition, including the Cat AI Assistant, autonomous fleets, and generator set solutions for data centers.
Caterpillar is a global leader in the manufacturing of construction machinery, mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. This year's IIICF, themed "Connectivity for Infrastructure · Green and Digital Empowerment," focused on green, low-carbon, and digital innovation, attracting over 3,500 industry elites from more than 70 countries and regions. Caterpillar has been a deep participant in the forum for 13 consecutive years.
During the forum, Yang highlighted Caterpillar's latest achievements in digital transformation. At the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Caterpillar launched the Cat AI Assistant, an application designed to enhance the convenience and efficiency of equipment purchasing, maintenance, management, and operation for customers. Additionally, Caterpillar introduced an autonomous fleet comprising five types of construction equipment—excavators, bulldozers, loaders, haul trucks, and rollers—and announced an expanded collaboration with NVIDIA to develop onboard AI capabilities and AI agents. Yang stated that the Cat AI Assistant can help customers access equipment service information, machine health status, and fleet operational data, while also assisting inexperienced operators, effectively addressing challenges such as skilled labor shortages and low efficiency in the industry. Furthermore, Caterpillar's Cat Doer fleet management solution, promoted in the Chinese market, uses a digital platform to help customers monitor equipment dynamics in real time. Some customers have reported a 6% to 8% improvement in equipment operational efficiency, with equipment availability rates maintained above 95%.
In the field of energy transition, Yang noted that Caterpillar is continuously developing multiple technology solutions, including biodiesel, renewable diesel, hydrogen, methanol, ethanol, battery electric power, and hybrid power. In 2024, Caterpillar successfully collaborated with Microsoft and Ballard Power Systems to simulate a 48-hour backup power operation at a Microsoft data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, validating the feasibility of using a hydrogen fuel cell system to provide reliable backup power for multi-megawatt data centers. As of the first quarter of 2026, Caterpillar's sales and revenue reached $17.4 billion, a 22% year-over-year increase, with the Power and Energy segment, which includes generator sets, accounting for approximately 40% of total sales and revenue.
Caterpillar has 150 dealers worldwide, covering more than 190 countries and regions. Currently, Caterpillar operates approximately 20 manufacturing facilities in China, employs over 12,000 people, and maintains two research and development centers, two logistics and distribution centers, and more than 700 suppliers. In Latin America, Caterpillar has 13 manufacturing plants and three parts distribution centers, with 32 dealers deeply rooted in the region for over a century. By seamlessly integrating smart technology, automation and autonomous driving, energy solutions, and service capabilities, Caterpillar creates a complete value chain encompassing products, technology, and services for industry customers, continuously empowering global infrastructure construction and connectivity.
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