SoftBank Invested $225 Million in Autonomous Construction
The joint venture with Autonomous Solutions, Inc. aims to scale autonomous heavy equipment fleets for infrastructure projects.
Updated on Sept. 24, 2026 in Robotics
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Autonomous Solutions, Inc. and SoftBank Group have formed a joint venture to develop autonomous construction equipment, supported by a $225 million investment from SoftBank. The partnership targets the deployment of mixed fleets, including haul trucks and dozers, for large-scale civil infrastructure.
Why it matters
The venture addresses the growing market demand for automated material handling in the civil construction industry. By leveraging existing fleet orchestration software, the companies intend to expand commercial operations across the broader construction sector.
The venture utilizes ASI’s Mobius platform, which manages industrial autonomous fleets, building on over 25 years of development experience. The technology supports mixed fleets of haul trucks, dozers, loaders, and compactors tested at ASI’s 200-acre proving ground.
The players
Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
A developer of autonomous vehicle software and the Mobius fleet management platform founded in 2000.
SoftBank Group
A global investment holding company with a massive portfolio of technology firms, infrastructure, and artificial intelligence ventures.
The details
The collaboration centers on the Mobius platform, an industrial command-and-control software suite that coordinates autonomous vehicle operations in complex environments. Mobius integrates sensor data and path planning to allow for the simultaneous control of diverse construction machinery, enabling disparate equipment types to perform coordinated tasks. The system has been refined through decades of testing at a 200-acre dedicated site in Mendon, Utah.
Timeline
Autonomous Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2000.
The joint venture and $225 million investment were announced on September 24, 2026.
The Tech Race
This partnership moves the Mobius fleet management platform from controlled proving grounds into the competitive civil construction market. The venture follows a pattern of industrial automation firms seeking to capture larger market share through capital-intensive strategic alliances.
Construction firms and infrastructure developers may soon see the integration of autonomous haul trucks and dozers into their site workflows. Availability and specific deployment timelines for these mixed-fleet solutions remain unannounced.
The takeaway
The move signals an aggressive push to automate heavy earth-moving tasks using proven fleet orchestration software. Observers should track upcoming infrastructure project deployments to verify the commercial viability of these mixed autonomous fleets.
Further reading
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