NTMK Evraz launched "smart" electric trucks without drivers

2025: Launch of Evocargo Autonomous Electric Trucks

Evraz NTMK introduced autonomous electric trucks Evocargo for transportation of metal samples and templates of steel billets through the territory of the plant. Two cars drive without drivers along given routes with a total length of 4 kilometers, TAdviser representatives have shared since January 30, 2025. EvoCargo

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Фото: "EvoCargo"

Robogruzoviki manufactured by the Russian company are equipped with a multi-component perception and navigation system. The role of "eyes" is performed by lidars, sonars and cameras, and based on numerous sensory and navigation data, the computing unit, the "brain" of the truck, coordinates its movement and instantly responds to changes on the road. The operation mode can be round-the-clock, excluding a break for recharging, during which the product is loaded or unloaded.

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Фото: "EvoCargo"

"Small-tonnage trucks allow you to increase the efficiency of use, transport the level of road safety (trucks instantly respond to any obstacles), reduce the costs of the fleet and staff, collect extensive digital data on," to cargo transportation said Vasily Zhukov, Deputy General Director-Commercial Director of EvoCargo.

According to EvoCargo, trucks are environmentally harmless, they work exclusively on electricity. For Evraz NTMK, this is another step in implementing the principles of sustainable development. Evraz has been working for many years to reduce the environmental burden, actively implementing measures to modernize equipment and reduce the negative impact on the atmosphere within the framework of the national Clean Air project.

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Фото: "EvoCargo"

Evraz NTMK is actively implementing digital transformation projects. In recent years, more than a hundred digital solutions have been introduced. We are systematically moving towards robotization and automation, the use of artificial intelligence to improve production processes. Our main task is to make the work of employees safer, reduce the amount of hard and monotonous work. That is why we are introducing autonomous equipment, remote control of units and a number of other automation projects, "said Denis Novozhenov, vice president of Evraz, head of the Ural division.

Evraz NTMK is considering expanding its fleet of autonomous trucks, planning to launch an additional route. Its length is expected to be more than 13 km.