Bell Trucks Taps Pronto AI as Autonomous Tech Provider

Bell Trucks America (BTA) have signed an exclusive deal with Pronto AI as their provider of autonomous technology for articulated dump trucks in the U.S.

Pronto.ai is an autonomy and safety technology company. Founded in 2018, Pronto was the first, and remains the only, company whose technology has successfully completed a coast-to-coast autonomous drive without a single human driver input.

“The opportunity to bring this technology to the market with a partnership between Pronto AI and Bell is extremely exciting for us," says Mitch Nevins, CEO of Bell Trucks America. "This is new ground for our dealers and customers to explore and for many we see this as a game changer in cost per ton haulage. Autonomy provides consistency in every area of the job scope; production, safety, operation, and maintenance, and provides flexibility in operations to ensure a competitive edge and increased profitability.”

As part of the partnership, Pronto will make available its advanced autonomous driving and driver safety technologies to all Bell customers in the U.S. and Mexico on both new Bell truck purchases and existing fleets via BTA’s network of 75+ dealerships and service centers.

With the partnership, Bell says its trucks will be the first commercially available off-road trucks to be powered by artificial intelligence-powered autonomy.

Source: Bell Trucks America