{
  "use_case_id": "autonomous-mining-haulage",
  "use_case": "Autonomous haulage (off-road)",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "program (33 trucks)",
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 80000000,
    "high": 80000000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "based_on": 1
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches US.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 program (33 trucks).",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad (Arizona) program to automate 33 large haul trucks, reported spend about $80 million (a whole-program figure, roughly $2.4M per truck, including scope beyond the trucks; AusIMM Bulletin, 27 Jun 2025)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 80000000,
        "high": 80000000,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per program (33 trucks)"
      },
      "region": "US",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://www.ausimm.com/bulletin/bulletin-articles/imarc-2025-productivity-and-innovation-spotlight-on-automation/",
      "as_of": "2025-06-27",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 80000000,
        "high": 80000000,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "program (33 trucks)"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-23"
}