"The
American company Deere & Co., a manufacturer of agricultural machinery,
presented a fully autonomous tractor at the world technology exhibition"
CES 2022". The large farm-oriented all-terrain tractor is based on the
John Deere 8R Series farm machinery, and existing tractors in this series can
be retrofitted with an autonomous control system. Deere plans to
start offering fully autonomous tractors to farmers later this year. The Wall
Street Journal notes that this is not the first fully autonomous tractor to hit
the world, with smaller versions already operating on some specialized crops.
"I'm still
amazed at how things are going on in my land," said Doug Nimz, a Minnesota
farmer. - But I am already convinced: the work is done on time and with high
quality. It's easier to live. "
Most U.S. farmers
are intimidated by possible price of a autonomous John Deere 8R. Manufacturers have
not yet announced it, but a conventional powerful tractor alone (230-410 hp)
may need over 500,000 dollars.
Representatives of
Deere & Co. claim that farmers who buy a new generation of tractors will
receive significant discounts on agricultural implements - plows, cutters,
cultivators, excavators.
The autonomous
John Deere 8R is equipped with twelve video cameras that allow it to monitor
the environment at a 360 ° angle and measure distances to capture obstacles. In
addition, the tractor constantly checks to ensure that it is working in its
intended area. You can manage this "worker" from your smartphone.
"The application of autonomous technology to larger tractors is just beginning,
and it will be very important in the future," - said Aron Cory, head of
agricultural research at International Data Corp."
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