Volvo is keen to convey self-driving know-how to building crews, but it surely’s taking a decidedly uncommon path to get there. The automaker has unveiled an autonomous wheel loader prototype, the LX03, that is primarily based on a Lego mannequin — 42081 Lego Technic Concept Wheel Loader Zeux, in case you’re searching for it. The machine can haul 5 tons and may make its personal choices in all kinds of conditions, together with team-ups with human staff. 

The LX03 can also be uniquely modular. Volvo could make “just one or two changes” to supply a bigger or smaller loader to satisfy a buyer’s calls for. It’s unsurprisingly electrical and may final for as much as eight hours relying on the job. It needs to be out there for a typical workday, then.

The prototype is not indicative of a manufacturing mannequin. It does signify the “next stage” in Volvo’s efforts to each discover AI and decarbonize building, nonetheless. And there’s little denying the attraction of constructing an actual, totally purposeful car primarily based on a plastic constructing system, significantly when it might usher in a futre that retains people away from harmful and monotonous duties.