Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine
TechCrunch·1h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Turner Caldwell, former Tesla engineer, founded Mariana Minerals in 2024 to automate mining operations. The company partnered with Pronto, acquired by Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick's Atoms, to deploy autonomous haulage trucks at Copper One copper mine in Utah. Pronto's self-driving system integrates with Mariana's MineOS software for autonomous dispatch and route coordination.
Key Entities
Turner CaldwellMariana MineralsTeslaProntoTravis KalanickAtomsAnthony LevandowskiCopper OneUtahMineOS