Hive Machine Intelligence Equipment

Summary

The Hive Machine Intelligence Equipment is a retrofit kit that adds autonomous and remote-operation capabilities to existing heavy machinery, confirmed on Volvo L120H wheel loaders and 30-ton front loaders. It covers site clearing, mass excavation, backfilling, and soil hauling, with a centralized Operation Station that lets one operator control machines across multiple sites. Hive Autonomy has been shipping since 2023 from Norway, with pilot deployments completed and a UK subsidiary incorporated in 2025.

Hive Machine Intelligence Equipment video

Site Clearing and Mass Excavation (Cut) Backfilling Soil Hauling

How it works on your site

Site Clearing and Mass Excavation (Cut)

The retrofit kit turns a standard 30-ton front loader into a remotely supervised autonomous machine. An operator at the Operation Station monitors and manages the loader while it runs excavation cycles; the crew stays out of the tunnel during active loading passes.

Also covers

Backfilling, Soil Hauling

How it worked on other sites

Autonomous wheel loader operated 3 km inside an active tunnel and on quarry surface sites.
Test completed by February 2026; remote operation confirmed from 100 km at Veidekke HQ.

Remote wheel loader operation with autonomous bulk handling at test facility.
Operators completed testing and training sessions; ongoing as of April 2024.

Remote forklift operation at port and multi-location control from a single station.
Single demonstration event, August 2023.

Will it work on your site

Spec Value

Remote range 100 km demonstrated (5G SA, single pilot)

Environment Tunnel (3 km, Hestnestunnelen pilot), quarry, test facility; port planned but unconfirmed

Connectivity Low-latency network required (5G SA used in tunnel pilot; WiFi, 4G/5G, satellite also referenced by vendor)

Autonomy level Supervised remote; AI-assisted load handling claimed but unverified

Control interface Hive Operation Station: joysticks, wheel, touchpad; requires power and internet

Fleet management Single operator across multiple machines demonstrated

Site preparation Operation Station standalone (power and internet); low-latency wireless coverage required on site (5G SA used in tunnel pilot, other connectivity options documented)

Machine compatibility Retrofit kit for existing heavy equipment; machine-agnostic across wheel loaders and forklifts Confirmed on Volvo L120H and Toyota forklifts; other machine types claimed but not independently demonstrated

Operator model Existing machine operators transition from cab to remote station; training conducted at Hive facility Training duration and certification requirements not independently quantified

Geographic availability Norway (operational); UK subsidiary incorporated 2025 All confirmed deployments in Norway; no independent evidence of active UK operations

Summary

How it works on your site

Site Clearing and Mass Excavation (Cut)

How it worked on other sites

Veidekke, Hestnestunnelen / KS1 InterCity Oslo-Hamar

Yara International, Yara Autonomous Bulk Handling POC

Innovation Hub Kristiansand 2023

Will it work on your site

Talk to Hive Autonomy