Hive Autonomy Use cases for wheel loader [Industrial machine intelligence]
Use case 01 · Quarry, aggregates

Loading and blending at Feiring Bruk.

A retrofitted Volvo L180H at Hadeland. Remote operation does the production work. The vision-language-action model runs the same machine on the same work, and is trained on it.

MachineVolvo L180H wheel loader. Feiring Bruk, Hadeland, Norway
AgreementSamarbeidsavtale signed. Hive supplies the operator
Running nowBlending material and clearing away from the crusher, remote from our control centre three hours away
NextMoving blasted rock to a temporary stockpile
ThenLoading customer lorries, once the bucket scale is integrated
23 sCycle time, scoop to dump, under remote operation. The site judged the loads inside their commercial window
01 [Industrial machine intelligence]
Remote operation · no one in the cab
Full autonomy · vision-language-action model, no operator input
Use case 02 · Chemical process plant

Fertilizer at Yara Herøya.

Wheel loaders moving fertilizer inside one of Europe's largest ammonia facilities. Our first larger customer.

MachineVolvo wheel loader, 18 tonne class
SiteYara, Herøya, Norway
Agreement18 months under contract
ProgressionStarted on tele-remote. The site has asked for more autonomy in the cycle since
NextAutonomy in production from October 2026
OperationPile to hopper, fixed surroundings
SafetyLight barrier around the area. The machine stops if the beam is broken
02 [Industrial machine intelligence]
Yara · Herøya, Norway
Use case 03 · Road, avalanche zone

Snow clearing on Vikafjellet.

Riksvei 13 in Vestland closes for avalanche risk. The loader clears it during the closure, run from a control room.

MachineWheel loader with Øveraasen plough
SiteVikafjellet, Riksvei 13, Vestland, Norway
OperationRemote clearing while the pass is closed
ContractPresis Vegdrift, for Statens Vegvesen. Agreed 02.10.2025
ContextThe pass had 44 closure days in a season
03 [Industrial machine intelligence]
Vikafjellet · Riksvei 13, Vestland
Use case 04 · Tunnel, demonstration

Tunnel work over 5G with Veidekke.

A wheel loader working inside an active tunnel, with the operator 90 km away and the link running on a public network.

MachineVolvo wheel loader
SiteActive construction site, Norway
NetworkTelia 5G
Operator90 km away, at Ulven
StatusDemonstration, run with Veidekke and Telia
04 [Industrial machine intelligence]
Veidekke · Telia · Hive

Commissioning this year.

[Industrial machine intelligence]