COVER: MANUFACTURING
Visit a mine these days and there’s a good chance you’ll find Caterpillar ’s 797F. The truck stands 25 feet high, weighs nearly 290 tons, and comes with a feature that would make Tesla co-founder Elon Musk proud: It can operate itself...
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