About WAYTOUS

WAYTOUS, a Chinese intelligent mining technology and service provider incubated by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is committed to promoting China’s new energy security strategy to develop in depth and breadth through scientific and technological innovation, driving the high-quality development of the Chinese industry through intelligent construction, and strengthening China’s global voice in the mining industry in the digital era so that mines can be safer, greener, more efficient and smarter. WAYTOUS has strong technical strength in unmanned and intelligent mine construction. The chief scientist, Prof. Wang Feiyue, is a pioneer in international intelligent control and the founder of Chinese intelligent control. Supported by its internationally original parallel theory, WAYTOUS has developed an autonomous and controllable parallel mine operating system—“YuKon”. As an intelligent mine operating system applicable to all types of mines and scenarios, “YuKon” plays an important role in breaking through the key technological “barriers”. WAYTOUS has rendered services to domestic top energy and mine groups including CNH Energy, China Huaneng Group, SPIC, China Datang Corporation, China Baowu Group, China Coal Group, BBMG Corporation, and CR Cement, with more than 30 unmanned mine projects implemented. Meanwhile, WAYTOUS has made strategic arrangements in park logistics, engineering machinery intellectualization, short-distance transportation, and intelligent networking construction.

Leadership & Management

Dr. Long Chen

CEO & Co-Founder

The CEO and co-founder of WAYTOUS; a researcher of the “Hundred Talents Program”of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); former professor, doctoral advisor, and the director of Unmanned Vehicle Research Center at School of Computer Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University.

Dr. Chen received undergraduate degree and master's degree in Remote Sensing from Wuhan University; PhD from National University of Singapore, postdoctoral degree from of Munich University of Technology. He was the champion of China Intelligent Vehicle Future Challenge. He is also the Vice Director of Parallel Intelligence Committee of Chinese Association of Automation(CAA), the Secretary General of Intelligent Mining Committee, a member of Hybrid Intelligence Committee, the Vice Director of International Parallel Driving Committee (iPDA); and IEEE Senior Member.

Dr. Chen is one of the founders building the first self-driving car in South China. His company is resolving bottlenecks in the field of intelligent mines and participating in more than 40 large-scale projects. Some projects have been appraised by academicians and experts to be at the international leading level, and have won more than 20 awards, such as the Outstanding Application Award of the International Intelligent Transportation Society (IITS), the Special Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of the Chinese Society of Automation (CSA), etc. Dr. Chen also won the 2022 Coal Youth Science and Technology Award, Coal Mine Intelligence Excellence, "Fengze Talent" of Fengtai District, and many other awards and titles.

History

2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
80 - 90s
2022
  • Won the CAA Grand Prize for Progress in Science and Technology
  • The first unmanned mining truck marshaling project in the non-ferrous industry was implemented in Yunnan Tin Group Hualian Zinc-Indium Mine
  • China’s first unmanned articulated mining truck project was implemented in Jiangxi Copper Group Chengmenshan Copper Mine
2021
  • China’s first Code for Construction of Intelligent Surface Coal Mines, which was compiled with WAYTOUS as a compiler, was promulgated and implemented
  • The first unmanned driving project in China’s metallurgical industry, with the security officer off the vehicle, was implemented in China Baowu Group Ma’anshan Nanshan Iron Mine
  • China’s first real unmanned driving project was implemented in CHN Energy Baorixile Coal Mine
  • China’s first long-distance and all-condition trackless free-wheeled vehicle-related unmanned driving project was implemented in Shaanxi Coal & Chemical Industry Group Xiaobaodang Coal Mine
  • The first pure electric, digital and green intelligent mine marshalling project in China’s cement industry was implemented in Yangquan Jidong Cement Mine
2020
  • WAYTOUS unmanned driving technology was used to help resume production in mines, and this was covered by CCTV Morning News
  • YuKon parallel mine operating system 2.0 was released
  • China’s first trackless free-wheeled vehicle-related unmanned driving project was implemented in CNH Energy Shendong Shangwan Coal Mine
2019
  • China’s first unmanned transportation system commercialization project was implemented in the China Datang Corporation Baoli Mine
  • China’s first intelligent mine test base project was implemented in the Pingshuo Group Antaibao Coal Mine
  • The first unmanned transportation project in China’s non-ferrous metal industry was implemented in the Jiangxi Copper Group Chengmenshan Copper Min
2018
  • YuKon parallel mine operating system 1.0 was released
2017
  • Entered into strategic cooperation with XCMG Group, taking the first step towards the unmanned operation of intelligent mines in China
80 - 90s
  • Prof. Wang Feiyue was responsible for NASA’s lunar topsoil collection prototype “SpiderRobot”, an unmanned vehicle, starting strategic forward-looking technical precipitation
  • Prof. Wang Feiyue led the R&D of Caterpillar Inc.’s unmanned mining system, winning the Caterpillar Award for Technological Invention and BHP Billiton Award for Outstanding Technical Achievements
  • Prof. Wang Feiyue wrote the first monograph on unmanned mining

Our Advantages

“Four leading industries + multiple scenarios”

Standard procedure helps to promote commercial delivery

“Four leading industries + multiple scenarios”

Standard procedure helps to promote commercial delivery

The “YUGONG” parallel mine operating system consists of six core subsystems, with software converted into hardware, services into products, products into series, and the system into a platform. With mature technical solutions and a high-quality standardized delivery process, “YUGONG” has been applied to more than 30 mines in four industries, i.e., coal, metallurgy, non-ferrous metal and cement. It also meets the operating requirements of underground mines and open-pit mines. Moreover, it is suitable for various mining cars adopted at home and abroad, effectively promoting the construction of intelligent mines.
“Foresight technology + top-notch personnel”

Innovative development helps to create core strength

“Foresight technology + top-notch personnel”

Innovative development helps to create core strength

Thanks to chief scientist Prof. Wang Feiyue’s sharp strategic vision and more than 30 years of technical experience, WAYTOUS has independently developed an intelligent mine operating system applicable to all types of mines and scenarios—YUGONG, with the support of its internationally original “parallel theory”. WAYTOUS’ core R&D personnel come mainly from world-class universities and research institutes. As a high-tech company incubated by CAS, WAYTOUS adheres to the scientific and technological values of “innovating science and technology, serving the country and benefiting the people”, marches forward with the motherland, and advances with science to promote the innovative development, coordinated development, green development, open development and shared development of China.
“Intelligent Mine + New Tide of Infrastructure Construction”

Industrial ecology decides market prospects

“Intelligent Mine + New Tide of Infrastructure Construction”

Industrial ecology decides market prospects

The construction of intelligent, unmanned and green mines is a direction of energy technology innovation supported by China. Mines are inclined to be increasingly safe, green, efficient, economical and sustainable; the mining area is a scene where the unmanned driving track shows the most rigid demand. Automatic driving in the mining area boasts a huge market scale; in the context of new infrastructure construction, AI and autonomous driving technology has broad application and development prospects.
“Policy Support + Production-Research Integration”

Science and technology empower national strategy

“Policy Support + Production-Research Integration”

Science and technology empower national strategy

As a Chinese intelligent mining technology and service provider incubated by CAS, WAYTOUS is brave in being a pacesetter with the concerted efforts of an industry-leading scientific research team and all players on the energy and mining industry chain to build an unmanned and intelligent mine industry ecosystem based on industry-university-research-application integration to serve the national energy security strategy to provide energetic support for the high-quality development of energy and mine enterprises, for the construction of China into a manufacturing powerhouse, and for the development of digital economy to implement the double carbon strategy.

Honors & Qualifications

IEEE Outstanding Application Award
Earth-moving machinery and mining — Autonomous and semi-autonomous machine system safety
IEEE Certificate of Appreciation
煤炭行业中国好技术

COOPERATIVE PARTNER

国家能源集团
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中国宝武钢铁集团有限公司
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中国华能
江西铜业集团有限公司
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三一集团
北方股份
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同力重工
YUTONG
中国移动
中国联通
国家电投
中国大唐集团
中国黄金
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中国铁建
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中国电信
清华大学
华为
中山大学
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吉林大学
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  • Visionariness

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  • Integrity