ASI and SoftBank form JV for autonomous construction fleets

Autonomous Solutions Inc. and SoftBank Group announced a joint venture to commercialize brand-agnostic autonomous heavy equipment. SoftBank provided $225 million in new funding to ASI, whose Mobius platform orchestrates mixed fleets of haul trucks, dozers, loaders and compactors.

• SoftBank invested $225 million in ASI as part of the partnership
• The JV will commercialize OEM-agnostic autonomous construction equipment
• ASI's Mobius platform coordinates mixed fleets on large jobsites
• The effort targets labor shortages and faster infrastructure projects