Major overseas expansion! CIDI teams up with UK's MMD Group to co-develop cabinless mining trucks

When China’s cutting-edge technology meets a global giant in mining equipment, a collaboration that will reshape the unmanned mining truck industry has officially begun.

On April 16, CIDI held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony with MMD Group Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'MMD Group'), a leading enterprise in the global mining equipment sector. Centering on unmanned mining trucks, the two parties will carry out joint research and development, exclusive配套, and deep global commercial联动, working together to create unmanned solutions tailored for the global mining market. This effort aims to help the global mining industry move toward a new stage of intelligent, green, and highly efficient development.

This signing ceremony attracted significant attention from the industry. Martin Vorster, Managing Director of MMD Group, Craig Joynes, Commercial Director, Chris Pearson, Business Development Director, Johannes Spamer, Legal Director, Suné Potgieter, and Zhang Bin, President of the China region; along with Ma Wei, Co-founder of CIDI, Hu Sibo, CEO, and Liu Zhou, Senior Vice President, among other core executives, all attended to witness this historic milestone moment.

▲ Signing Ceremony Venue

With over 40 years of experience in the mining equipment sector, MMD Group is a globally leading provider of mineral processing solutions, focusing on the research and development of advanced mining, quarrying, and recycling machinery. Headquartered in the UK, it has 19 offices and six major manufacturing bases worldwide, with an installed equipment base of over 3,000 units, covering major global mining markets.

As a hard-tech leader in China's commercial vehicle intelligent driving field, CiDi focuses on autonomous driving mining trucks and logistics vehicles, V2X technology, and intelligent perception solutions. It is a technological benchmark and commercial pioneer in the field of unmanned mine transportation. In the domestic market, it has deployed 1,500 unmanned mining trucks, accumulating rich experience in complex working condition implementations.

▲ Hidi Intelligent Driving Autonomous Mining Truck

The transoceanic 'handshake' between these two industry leaders will integrate their core strengths to achieve deep synergy in three key areas, fully tapping into the new blue ocean of global unmanned mining trucks.

01Joint R&D to create flagship-level cabin-less mining trucks

The two parties will combine MMD Group's over 40 years of accumulated experience in chassis and heavy machinery design and manufacturing, along with CiDi's leading autonomous driving perception and control core technologies,Jointly develop unmanned mining trucks, creating a flagship product series tailored specifically for the complex working conditions of mines worldwide.

Under the MMD GroupTraxIQ platformwill be deeply involved in this joint R&D project, providing strong support for the global layout of the products.

02Exclusive partnership, forming a full closed loop of 'technology + manufacturing + channels'

CiDi Auto will act as the exclusive provider of automation solutions for mining equipment related to the MMD GroupExclusive supplier, offering autonomous driving kits and technical support. Through this exclusive collaboration, the two parties will form a closed-loop advantage of 'technology + manufacturing + channels', promoting the widespread adoption of intelligent mining technologies globally.

03Global demonstrations open doors to overseas markets

The MMD Group will fully integrate CiDi Auto's driverless mining trucks without cabins, along with the accompanying dispatch platforms, charging piles, and other complete systems, to form a global demonstration fleet. Leveraging its global marketing network and industry influence, it will conduct demonstrative presentations and brand promotion targeting overseas mining markets, showcasing cutting-edge unmanned mining transportation solutions to customers around the world.

Ma Wei, co-founder of CiDi Auto, stated:

We are deeply honored to have reached a long-term strategic partnership with MMD Group. This marks a significant milestone for CIDI's unmanned mining truck technology as it ventures into the international market, representing a crucial transition from being a 'domestic benchmark' to achieving 'global implementation.' Both parties will adhere to the principle of complementary strengths and resource sharing, continuously deepening technological innovation and industrial synergy, jointly leading the global trend towards intelligent and green transformation in the mining industry.

Martin Vorster, Managing Director of MMD Group, stated:

The global mining industry is moving towards a new phase of intelligence and sustainable development. Unmanned mining trucks are key equipment for improving mine efficiency, ensuring operational safety, and reducing operational costs. CIDI possesses globally leading technology and mature implementation experience in the field of autonomous driving for mines, which is highly complementary to MMD Group’s global channels and heavy machinery manufacturing capabilities. We will engage in deep collaboration, pushing our jointly developed unmanned mining trucks into the global market, providing customers with safer, more efficient, and lower-carbon integrated mine transportation solutions.

The global unmanned mining truck market is on the verge of an explosion. In this competitive field, CIDI continues to deepen its international strategy based on its domestically proven large-scale commercial technology foundation. It has made appearances at the Saudi LEAP exhibition, signed cooperation agreements with Middle Eastern partners, and actively expanded into major mining markets such as Australia.

This strategic alliance with MMD Group marks CIDI's progression from single technology export to a new phase of building a global system encompassing 'technology + manufacturing + distribution.'

China’s unmanned mining trucks are making their way onto the world stage.

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