What HIVE AUTONOMY OPERATIONS UK LIMITED does

HIVE AUTONOMY OPERATIONS UK LIMITED retrofits AI-driven autonomous operation and remote control onto existing heavy industrial machinery, including excavators, wheel loaders, forklifts, haulers, and dumpers. The company targets enterprise operators in construction, mining, logistics, and government infrastructure, with disclosed customers including Yara (autonomous wheel loader at Herøya), an unnamed Global 3PL, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens Vegvesen) and Presis Vegdrift for road maintenance, and Veidekke for tunneling operations.

The technology stack combines the ODIN proprietary foundation model with the Hive Silicon Brain hardware kit, 360-degree sensors, and 5G connectivity for remote teleoperation. Continuous operation across deployed machines feeds a reinforcement-learning data flywheel, while multi-machine coordination software enables fleet-level orchestration rather than single-asset autonomy. The company was founded in Norway and has subsequently reincorporated in the United Kingdom, reportedly with its headquarters in London, under CEO Christoffer Jørgenvåg (Christoffer Jørgenvåg).

The business model is enterprise sales with quote-based pricing, structured as hardware kit installation plus software licensing on multi-year contracts. Go-to-market relies substantially on OEM partnerships, with Volvo Maskin (June 2024) as the foundational channel and Toyota Material Handling (February 2025) extending reach into logistics and warehousing. No revenue, headcount, or funding figures are disclosed in the available data, and independent third-party validation of technical performance has not been published.

Name

HIVE AUTONOMY OPERATIONS UK LIMITED

Legal name

HIVE AUTONOMY OPERATIONS UK LIMITED

Website

https://hiveautonomy.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HIVE AUTONOMY OPERATIONS UK LIMITED retrofits AI autonomy and remote control onto existing heavy industrial machinery, serving enterprise operators across construction, mining, logistics, and government infrastructure in Northern Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Autonomy Software

NAICS

Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392), Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial & Warehouse Robotics (HDAAAIAA), Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL), Vehicle-Mounted Computers & Forklift Terminals (HDACALAD)

Keywords

• Industrial machine autonomy
• AI retrofit systems
• Autonomous heavy machinery
• Fleet intelligence platform
• Remote machine operation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Silicon Brain Hardware and Software Licensing: The company installs its AI module hardware kit on customer-owned machines along with software licensing for the Hive Silicon Brain platform. The system goes to work immediately after installation, with value compounding as machines operate. Revenue likely combines hardware kit sales with ongoing software licensing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hive Autonomy retrofits existing heavy industrial machines (excavators, wheel loaders, forklifts, haulers) with its Hive Silicon Brain — a hardware-and-software AI module that adds sensors, computing, and the ODIN foundation model to enable supervised-autonomous and remote operation. Installations take days on customer-owned machines and connect the fleet into a single coordinated system whose performance compounds with every operating hour.

Product overview

Hive operates as a unified industrial machine intelligence platform consisting of the Hive Silicon Brain (the core AI module that retrofits existing machines) and the HIVE Platform (the coordination system that manages fleet-wide autonomous operations). The ODIN Foundation Model provides the underlying AI capabilities. Together, these components turn static physical labor into elastic, silicon-driven operating hours by installing a silicon brain into machines operators already own, connecting the fleet into one coordinated autonomous system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hive Silicon Brain

Quantifiable outcome

• Operators relocated from cab to control room with better visibility than from cab
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• TeliacoreTechnology or Integration · 11 February 2026Telia provides ultra-reliable 5G standalone network connectivity for Hive's autonomous operations. At Hessenestunnelen, Telia's 5G enabled an operator to supervise a machine from 90km away with seamless, low-latency connectivity.
• VeidekkeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 February 2026Europe's first industrial test of autonomous machines in tunneling and quarry operations. Hive installed its silicon brain on a standard 20-ton construction machine in days. The operator was relocated to a supervisor station 90km away, operating via 5G with better visibility than from the cab. Veidekke describes the goal as 'best of both worlds: autonomous efficiency combined with human experience and precision.'
• Toyota Material HandlingcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 10 February 2025Partnership announced for AI-driven autonomous trucks in logistics operations. Collaboration to equip Toyota material handling equipment with Hive's autonomous intelligence platform.
• Volvo MaskincoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 3 June 2024Partnership to bring Hive's silicon brain platform to Volvo's heavy industrial machines. Hive installs its hardware kit and ODIN foundation model onto Volvo machines, enabling supervised-autonomous and remote operation in demanding industrial conditions. The L120H wheel loader at Yara Porsgrunn was the first collaboration project.
• YaraflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHive deployed its silicon brain on a standard Volvo loader at Yara's Herøya facility. Wheel loader operators now supervise machines from a control room instead of full shifts in the cab exposed to vibration, noise, and strain.
• Statens Vegvesen (Norwegian Road Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian Road Authority partnered with Hive for autonomous avalanche clearing operations. At Vikafjellet mountain crossing, Presis Vegdrift uses Hive-equipped wheel loaders to clear avalanches with operators supervised from safe locations.
• Presis VegdriftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresis Vegdrift uses Hive's silicon brain on wheel loaders for autonomous road maintenance in Norway's toughest conditions. Operators supervise machines from safe locations, enabling immediate response to avalanche situations without crews in harm's way.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Built Robotics: US-based startup retrofitting existing heavy construction equipment with autonomy software, closely mirroring Hive's retrofit + foundation-model approach for excavators and similar machines.
• Autonomous Solutions Inc (ASI): Long-standing vendor of autonomous vehicle kits for mining, agriculture, and military heavy equipment, comparable in retrofit-and-coordination offering even if more hardware-heavy.
• Cyngn: Public autonomous industrial vehicle software company focused on material handling and logistics fleets — directly comparable to Hive's forklift and yard logistics deployments.
• Teleo: Retrofit autonomy and remote operation for heavy construction equipment (loaders, dump trucks), a near-direct analogue to Hive's silicon brain for wheel loaders and similar machines.
• SafeAI: Retrofit autonomy platform for heavy off-road equipment in mining and construction, with a similar focus on upgrading existing fleets rather than selling new machines.

Emerging players

• AIDRIVERS: Autonomous industrial vehicle software for ports, logistics, and mining, addressing the same heavy-industry automation pain points as Hive's silicon brain platform.
• Outrider: Yard logistics autonomy for distribution centers, comparable to Hive's warehouse-to-yard forklift deployments with the global 3PL customer.

Broad incumbents

• Volvo Autonomous Solutions: Volvo Group's in-house autonomy unit for transport, quarry, and construction; competes strategically with Hive despite Hive's OEM partnership with Volvo Maskin.
• Caterpillar: Largest construction and mining OEM with its own Cat Command autonomous dozing and Cat® MineStar autonomy suite; competes with Hive at the end-customer level even though it does not retrofit third-party machines.
• Komatsu: Major OEM with the Smart Construction and FrontRunner autonomous haulage systems for mining; represents the in-house OEM alternative to Hive's retrofit model in the same end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hiveautonomy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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