Teleo Supervised Autonomy

Summary

Teleo Supervised Autonomy is a retrofit kit that converts existing heavy equipment (wheel loaders, ADTs, bulldozers, excavators, compact track loaders) into remotely operated and supervised-autonomous machines. It covers excavation, hauling, grading, backfilling, and aggregate placement across six documented earthmoving subtasks; a single operator switches between multiple Teleo-equipped machines from a remote command center. The system has been shipping since 2023, with 12 confirmed deployments across the US, Canada, Finland, and Australia; HavocAI acquired Teleo in March 2026.

Site clearing and mass excavation (Cut) Soil hauling Trenching (Utility excavation) Rough grading and contouring Backfilling Aggregate base placement

How it works on your site

Site clearing and mass excavation (Cut)

The retrofit kit enables operators to run excavators and loaders from a command center while the machines work on site. HDR cameras provide 360-degree visibility day and night, and the operator switches between machines with a button press. Complex tasks (loading, precision grading) stay under direct teleop control while repetitive hauling runs autonomously.

Soil hauling

ADTs run autonomously on defined haul routes and wait for operator intervention when they encounter a situation outside their operating envelope. The operator manages multiple trucks simultaneously from the command center, taking direct control only for complex loading or dump positioning.

Aggregate base placement

Remote operation removes the operator from the physical hazards of repetitive aggregate placement work. The machine runs from the command center under direct teleop for placement tasks.

Also covers

Trenching (Utility excavation), Rough grading and contouring, Backfilling

How it worked on other sites

Asphalt manufacturing · Venice, FL (two plants ~80 mi apart) · Ongoing since May 2024

Remote operation of Cat 966XE wheel loader across two sites 80 miles apart.
Ongoing production deployment loading asphalt plant, pulling aggregate, delivering to cold feed bins.

Land development · Naples, FL (command center 40-45 mi away) · Ongoing, 700 acres, 2.2M cubic yards

Autonomous and remote hauling with 3 ADTs, expanding to 12.
700-acre, 2.2M cubic yard residential earthworks scope.

Sand/gravel mining · Tracy, CA · Production since Q2 2023

First night operations customer, running 2 Cat bulldozers (D10T 2012, D10T2 2022).
Continuous production since Q2 2023.

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Will it work on your site

Environment Outdoor Deployments span FL, CA, AK, Finland climates

Power Host machine power Kit does not alter host machine power system

Connectivity Teleo proprietary mesh network Required on job site for all remote/autonomous modes

Remote range 40-80 mi demonstrated 500 mi demo (CONEXPO 2026); 5,000+ mi demonstrated (Dallas to Finland, 2023)

Autonomy level Conditional autonomous for hauling Teleoperated for complex tasks

Control interface Command center with joysticks and monitors Three monitors, control screen, joystick

Fleet ratio 1 operator : multiple machines 3 machines demonstrated; upper limit uncharacterized

Site preparation Mesh network + command center install Phased install; machine usable manually between phases

Compatible machines 6+ brands, 6+ types, model years 2005-2022 Cat, Komatsu, Deere, Volvo, Liebherr confirmed

Fail-safe behavior Machine stops on network loss; obstacle detection alerts operator Perception stack detects people and vehicles; multiple redundancies in system

Distribution model Dealer network provides install, training, and support RDO, Dobbs, SMS, SR-O, Aptella across US, Canada, Europe, Australia

Summary

How it works on your site

Site clearing and mass excavation (Cut)

Soil hauling

Aggregate base placement

How it worked on other sites

Ajax Paving, asphalt plant operations

Tomahawk Construction, Caymas Naples residential community

Teichert, sand/gravel mining

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Will it work on your site

Talk to HavocAI subsidiary, acquired March 11, 2026