Operator
[Presentation]
Please welcome Executive Chair and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association Gary Shapiro.
Gary Shapiro
Thank you, and good morning, and welcome to Day 2 of CES 2026. At CES, we talk a lot about the future. And occasionally, we welcome a company that shows how innovation moves from code and concepts to concrete, steel and even the ground beneath our feet. Caterpillar is one of those companies.
Now many of us grew up thinking of Caterpillar as the yellow machines that shape highways, mines and skylines. And yes, they still do that. But today, Caterpillar is here because they are redefining what heavy industry looks like in the age of data, autonomy and AI. Caterpillar is proving that the most mature sectors in the world like energy, construction, mining, infrastructure can also be among the most innovative.
This company is transforming everything from how equipment is built to how work sites are managed and it’s doing it with the same precision and safety expectations that define the brand for more than a century. Think about this, Caterpillar had its centennial year in 2025. In addition to celebrating its past, Caterpillar leaders chose to come to CES to unveil their next century. This is the spirit of this show.
That is why Caterpillar belongs on this stage. And today, you’ll hear about how Caterpillar is embedding AI and machine learning into fleets that operate in some of the harshest environments on earth, with no margin for error. It’s turning data into decisions, autonomy into efficiency and sustainability into
