Komatsu has run driverless trucks for nearly two decades and the team sits in Milwaukee

Technology Komatsu has run driverless trucks for nearly two decades and the team sits in Milwaukee I had coffee with the leader behind it, here’s what I learned By Steve Glynn Nov 11, 2026 12:44 pm Share Email Facebook X Linkedin Copy URL Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. Learn more about: Komatsu Wes Taylor Wes Taylor, director, autonomous vehicle platform for Komatsu. For this article, I interviewed Wes Taylor, director of autonomous vehicle platform for Komatsu. Wes and his team develop Komatsu’s next generation autonomous system for its mining portfolio. He studied mechanical engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), started at Komatsu as an Already a subscriber? Log in To continue reading this article... Subscribe to BizTimes today and get immediate access to our Insider-only content and much more. Learn more and subscribe now Click here to purchase a shareable paywall bypass link for this subscriber-only article. Logged in and still seeing this? Click here Sponsored Content The Secret Ingredient Helping Milwaukee Businesses... Could Your Employees Be the Next... How The Technical College’s Role Is... 100 Years Of Serving Wisconsin. Building... A practical starting point to explore... BizPeople Sherrice Harrell John Huggett Christine Brumfield