HIVE × CEMEX · JUNE 2026
CEMEX Ventures Top 50 Most Disruptive Contech 2026

Supervised wheel-loader
autonomy for CEMEX.

Following up from ConTech Paris, 28 May. You put us on your Top 50 list. Here is what a commercial relationship looks like: zero capex, OpEx ~20% below today, 100% uptime guaranteed. Built to forward to your fleet-management team.

Ronny Liverød · VP Heavy Machinery · Hive Autonomy
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02 · THE TENSION
THE BIND YOU ARE IN

Two mandates. One conflict.

CEMEX is asked to do two things at once. In the short term they pull against each other; in the long term they are the same thing — but the long term does not hit this year's target.

Cut now
$400M by 2027

Project Cutting Edge: US$200M of recurring EBITDA savings delivered in 2025, US$400M run-rate by 2027. A capex-disciplined year, judged on operating cost.

vs
Build autonomy
A strategy, not yet a move

Your fleet-management team is drafting an autonomous-operations strategy — the long-term efficiency play. New, and still choosing where to start.

The usual autonomy path is capex per machine, long pilots and multi-year ROI — the opposite of what a cost-cutting year rewards. So autonomy slips to "later", and the savings you could bank now wait with it.

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03 · WHERE THE SAVINGS COME FROM
THE HONEST COST PICTURE

Operator cost is one lever. Fuel is the larger one.

Operator wages are only about 15–20% of a machine's running cost. Fuel is the larger line. Our model reduces the operator line today, at zero capex, and we do not over-promise on fuel.

Operator ~18%
Fuel & other running cost
Operator wages per machine, per the figures your team cited — fuel is the larger share.
NOWModest fuel saving
We do not run the machine to look busy. When there is no task, an operator tends to keep the machine moving to appear productive, which spends fuel and machine-hours. Hive stops the machine and disconnects, then reconnects for the next task. The fuel saving today is modest; the machine-hour saving is real.
THROUGH 2026On roadmap
More autonomy, more documented fuel savings. As we add autonomy features through the year, the system chooses the fuel-optimal action across more of the cycle, and the savings documented in comparable cases grow with the level of autonomy.

Two levers: the operator line we reduce now, and the fuel line autonomy opens over time. You decide what we optimise for — throughput for the plant, or fuel cost for the machine.

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04 · THE RESOLUTION
ONE DECISION, BOTH MANDATES

Cut now and start the autonomy programme — at once.

80%
of your current operator cost. That is the whole bill.
Hive covers the kit, the connectivity, the operations centre, the maintenance. Your operator cost becomes a single OpEx line, ~20% below today — savings that land on day one and count toward Project Cutting Edge, while the deployment is the first operational step of your autonomy programme. No capex, no multi-year wait.
$0
Zero capex for CEMEXNo hardware purchase, no balance-sheet exposure. Aligns with a capex-disciplined year.
100%
Uptime guaranteedIf autonomy can't handle a situation, a Hive remote operator takes over the machine. No productivity hit while the model defers.
−20%
OpEx reduction, in writingThe saving is the difference between today's operator cost and the 80% you pay. Same numbers go in the term sheet.
AI + Op
Supervised, not unattendedSupervised physical AI with a human-in-the-loop backstop. The technology risk stays with us, not you.
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05 · WHERE HIVE FITS YOUR FLEET
FOR THE FLEET-MANAGEMENT TEAM

The fastest path to autonomous hauling starts with loaders.

Your fleet team's autonomous-operations strategy leads with hauling. Loaders are production-ready today; haulers follow from end-2026. And Hive sits alongside autonomy you already operate — a site that already runs autonomously stays exactly as it is.

NOWProduction-ready
Wheel-loader loading loop — quarries and cement plants. The repetitive load-pick-up-and-dump cycle is exactly what our foundation model is trained on. We start at quarries and cement plants; ready-mix follows with the electric-loader roadmap — same operator cost, same OpEx case.
END 2026On roadmap
Haulers and dumpers — point-to-point. Haulers are the easiest extension: point-to-point movement, no bucket manipulation. This is where your fleet team's hauling priority lands. Long hauls also show the clearest fuel reduction.
TODAYCoexistence
Sits alongside what you already run. Hive deploys on the loader and supervises it with a human in the loop. It runs machine-by-machine next to autonomy you already operate — we add the loader and the remote backstop without touching what's deployed.
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06 · ADDRESSABLE FOOTPRINT
WHERE THE LOADING LOOP LIVES

Every loading loop you run is in scope.

Hive runs the wheel-loader loading cycle — the core duty cycle across quarries, cement plants and ready-mix. We start where the value lands fastest (quarries and cement), and ready-mix opens up with the electric-loader roadmap. Counts per CEMEX 2024 Integrated Report.

QuarriesAggregates loading — core fit, now
246
Cement plantsPlant loading loop — now
64
Ready-mix facilitiesIn scope — with the electric-loader roadmap
1,348
310 now

Quarries and cement plants run a wheel-loader loading loop today — that is where we start. The 1,348 ready-mix sites come online with the electric-loader roadmap: the machines are cheaper, but the operator cost — and the OpEx case — is identical.

Counts per CEMEX 2024 Integrated Report (246 quarries, 64 cement plants, 1,348 ready-mix)
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07 · HOW THE RETROFIT WORKS
HOW THE HIVE SOLUTION WORKS

We retrofit the Volvo loaders you already run.

Cameras, LiDAR and a control cabinet fitted to your existing machine — no replacement. Connected on site, then supervised from our operations centre in Kristiansand. Installed in days, and reversible.

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08 · PROOF
FIELD DEPLOYMENTS — RUNNING TODAY

Four field deployments. Each maps to a job you run.

All four below are live field deployments of the same supervised foundation model — the model is also proven on a Spot robot dog, forklifts and a harbour crane as capability demonstrations. The deployments are what matter for CEMEX, and each maps to one of your archetypes.

Yara · loading loop▶
Closest analog to CEMEX Yara One of the world's largest fertilizer producers. A loader picks up fertilizer and dumps into bins — near-identical to your loading cycle. This is the reference your Top 50 entry cites. Maps to → quarry & cement-plant loading loop
Quarry▶
Aggregates cycle Quarry loading Continuous shift-cycle loading on a Volvo L-series in an aggregate quarry — the same machine class and duty cycle you run across your quarry footprint. Maps to → your 246 aggregates quarries
Statens vegvesen▶
Public-road operation Statens vegvesen Norwegian government roads authority. Hive opens mountain-pass roads after avalanches — remote operation in a hazardous zone, on live public infrastructure. Maps to → hazardous / restricted-access sites
Tunnel▶
Confined space Tunnel Confined-space operation where dust and connectivity are harsher than an open pit. Demonstrates the supervised model in a constrained environment. Maps to → confined / hazardous-access sites

The Yara cycle and your loading cycle are the same job. If it works at Yara, it works at a CEMEX quarry — and we prove it on your site before you commit.

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09 · OEM REALITY
VOLVO TODAY, ROADMAP TO MORE

Where you run Volvo, we deploy now.

Hive supports Volvo wheel loaders L60–L350, model year 2018+, direct through Volvo CE — which will factory-install the kit. Volvo is not an investor; this is a supply path, not a lock-in. Other makes follow through dealer-channel integrations, on a longer timeline.

THE OPEN QUESTION What is your Volvo footprint?

We know the mix is real — Volvo loaders already run at UK sites such as Shepperton, alongside other makes including Doosan. We also know your 2019 programme named Doosan sole new-loader supplier in Europe.

The ask: tell us your Volvo count and sites, and we map where Hive can deploy today — no fleet-conversion required.

Deploy now
Volvo
L60–L350, model year 2018+. Retrofit on existing machines, or factory-installed kit on new units through Volvo CE.
Volvo CE is a supply partner, not an investor. Where you already run qualifying Volvo loaders, we deploy without new equipment purchases.

First move is the cheapest one: find a site where you already run a qualifying Volvo loader, and we start there with zero new equipment.

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10 · A VENDOR SCORECARD
A SCORECARD FOR ANY VENDOR

Five questions that separate autonomy vendors.

You have already mapped the field. These are the criteria we would put to any vendor on your shortlist — Hive included. They are where operating models diverge most. Ask each vendor the same five.

1 · Do you pay for hardware, or for the result?Up-front retrofit plus a subscription — or a single operating line?
Hive → zero capex. 80% of operator cost, ~20% lower OpEx from shift one.
2 · What happens the moment autonomy can't cope?Does the machine stop and wait, or does a person take over?
Hive → supervised. A remote operator takes over — 100% uptime guaranteed, no productivity hit.
3 · How fast is a real number on our own KPIs?On your site, your conditions — not a reference somewhere else.
Hive → 2–3 weeks proof on your KPIs. Kit removed if not delivered.
4 · Who carries the technology risk during proof?If it underdelivers, who is left holding the cost?
Hive → ours, not yours. No capex, and the kit is removed if we miss your KPIs.
5 · Does it run our machines and reach our priorities?Today's fleet, and the hauling your strategy leads with.
Hive → Volvo loaders now, direct through Volvo CE; Hitachi, Komatsu and others via dealer channels on the roadmap; haulers from end-2026.

The commercial model, the remote backstop and who owns the proof-stage risk are where most of the field looks alike — and where Hive is built differently. Put the same five to every vendor.

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11 · THE PILOT
PROOF BEFORE YOU COMMIT

A pilot on a UK Volvo site, with KPIs you set.

We bring the machine and run your duty cycle. You define the numbers; we continue only if we hit them. 2–3 weeks.
Supervised from Kristiansand — a remote operator takes over the moment autonomy defers.
Week 0 · Setup
Kit on the ground.

Connectivity check, then we bring and install the demo machine. Zero capex. You name the KPIs — uptime, tons vs base case, safety.

Week 1–2 · Run
Supervised autonomy runs your loop.

The machine works your duty cycle on your site, in your conditions — measured against your numbers, not a lab.

Week 2–3 · Go / no-go
The numbers decide.

If they are met, we move to the rollout contract. If not, the kit is removed — nothing to unwind. The technology risk stays with us.

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12 · THE LIMITS, UP FRONT
WHAT WE DO NOT CLAIM

Three limits — and why the economics still hold.

A pure-OpEx model only works if we are honest about where it does not reach yet. Here are the three real constraints, named plainly, with why each is a sequencing question and not a deal-breaker.

01 · Machines
Haulers come from end-2026, not today.
Loaders are production-ready now, so the relationship starts on proven work — while haulers, your priority, mature on the roadmap.
02 · OEM
Volvo today; your fleet mix is the open question.
We start on a site where you already run a qualifying Volvo, direct through Volvo CE — zero new equipment, no fleet-conversion bet. Other makes follow via dealer channels.
03 · Connectivity
A site needs 50 Mbit upload to qualify.
Supervised autonomy sends imagery, so upload is the gate. We run a short site check before anything ships — it qualifies or it does not, with no surprises after the kit lands.

Inside those three constraints, the OpEx model is identical on day one and in year three — zero capex, ~20% lower, 100% uptime guaranteed.

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13 · COMPANY & TRACTION
WHO HIVE IS

Supervised physical AI. One model, two verticals.

One universal foundation model for physical environmentsThe same model runs heavy machinery and intralogistics. Proven across a Spot robot dog, forklifts and a harbour crane — not single-task automation.
Two verticals: heavy machinery + intralogisticsWheel loaders, haulers, forklifts, yard and stacking. The CEMEX fit is the heavy-machinery loading loop.
Volvo as factory-install partnerVolvo will factory-install the Hive kit on qualifying loaders. A supply path into existing dealer channels — Volvo is not an investor.
Live deployments, and already on your radarLive, supervised deployments running from Kristiansand today. CEMEX Ventures named Hive to its Top 50 most-disruptive Contech list for 2026.
Operations centre · Kristiansand Live machines are supervised from here today. Every deployment runs with a remote-operator backstop — that is what makes the 100% uptime guarantee real.
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14 · NEXT STEPS
THE NEXT TWO STEPS

An introduction, then a pilot site.

01INTRO

You point us to the right people.

An introduction to whoever owns the autonomous-operations strategy on the fleet-management team — you know the organisation, and we would rather not land in front of the wrong desk. A chance to present this deck in person.

First step
02PILOT

Pick a pilot site — UK Volvo, or a site in the US.

A site running a qualifying Volvo loader, in the UK or the US. We run the connectivity check, you set the KPIs, we bring the machine. 2–3 weeks, kit removed if the numbers are not met.

Second step
Ronny Liverød · VP Heavy Machinery · Hive Autonomy · Kristiansand · ronny.liverod@hiveautonomy.no
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