Caterpillar Inc. announced an expanded collaboration with Nvidia to drive innovation across industries through next-generation, AI-enhanced customer solutions and manufacturing systems.
"For a century, Caterpillar has built the industrial machines that shaped the world," Nvidia Founder and CEO Jensen Huang said. "In the age of AI, Nvidia and Caterpillar are partnering across the full spectrum — from autonomous construction fleets to the AI data centers powering the next industrial revolution."
Equipping Machines for the AI Generation
The Nvidia Jetson Thor platform enables real-time AI inference on Cat construction, mining and power equipment. Caterpillar expects these upgrades to ensure assets are ready for AI-assisted and potentially autonomous operations.
For example:
- An intelligent operator assistant providing customers with personalized insights
- Construction and mining machines equipped with AI-driven recommendations, capable of processing billions of data points in milliseconds to navigate complex, variable jobsite conditions.
- Cat fleets powered by AI, machine learning, computer vision and edge computing that process sensor data in real time and serve as a digital nervous system for customers' jobsites.
Debuting the Cat AI Assistant
At CES 2026, Caterpillar debuted the Cat AI Assistant, a proactive partner embedded in Cat digital and onboard products that helps customers take confident action. The Cat AI Assistant, which was built using Nvidia Riva open speech models, will answer questions and provide personalized recommendations on equipment, parts, maintenance and more.
In cab, it will use voice activation to enable settings, guide troubleshooting and connect users to the right resources across Cat apps and websites. It uses Caterpillar's own trusted data stored on the Helios unified data platform.
Transforming Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations
To meet evolving industry needs, Caterpillar is using its Nvidia AI Factory to transform manufacturing and supply. The company's manufacturing digital data platform takes advantage of this accelerated AI infrastructure and Nvidia AI libraries to automate and accelerate important manufacturing processes, including forecasting and scheduling.
Caterpillar is also building physically accurate digital twins of its factories on Nvidia Omniverse libraries and OpenUSD. With these digital twins, Caterpillar teams can design, simulate and optimize layouts and production processes before building in the real world.
Driving Industrial Innovation Forward
In collaboration with Nvidia, Caterpillar is creating an AI-driven ecosystem that transforms machines, jobsites, factories and supply chains.
