Deere & Company has introduced the world's first autonomous tractor, a technology breakthrough that could help farmers cope with a worsening skilled labor shortage.
Deere & Company introduced the world's first autonomous tractor Tuesday, a technology breakthrough that could help farmers cope with a worsening skilled labor shortage.Farmers are getting older — 55 years old on average — and with more than 80% of the U.S. population residing in urban areas, there aren't enough laborers to do the work or operate machinery.as growers try to boost productivity to keep up with soaring global demand for food, biofuels and other agricultural products.
All the farmer has to do is transport the machine to a field and configure it for autonomous operation. Using a phone or tablet, the farmer then swipes left to right on Deere's app to start the machine. The tractor continuously checks its position relative to a so-called "geofence," to make sure it's operating where it is supposed to, within an inch of accuracy.The bottom line:
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