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Kubota Partners with Nvidia to Develop Autonomous Tractor Technology

October 7, 2020 | Posted in Technology

Kubota, a major farm equipment manufacturer based in Japan, will be working with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia to continue its development of self-driving tractors, according to an Oct. 7 report in Nikkei Asia.

ELFF Releases Ag Equipment Market Outlook Report

January 29, 2020 | Posted in Data & Trends

Continued adoption and integration of new technologies to improve crop yields and meet the soaring demand for food are expected to be key influencers for growth in the agriculture market, according to a new study, Vertical Market Outlook Series: Agriculture Equipment released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.

Agritechnica Sees Advances in Emission Control, Increasing Digitization

November 18, 2019 | Posted in Electric Machinery, Technology

In the run-up to the 2019 Agritechnica show, held in Hanover, Germany, on Nov. 10-15, numerous products were presented by manufacturers and registered in competition for the Agritechnica Innovation Awards, including advancements in engine emissions, powershift gearboxes and digitization.

Yanmar Demonstrates Autonomous Tractors, Precision Positioning Technology in Thailand

July 30, 2019 | Posted in Ag Equipment Worldwide

The demonstration in the Sri Racha District of Chonburi, southeast of the capital of Bangkok, served to draw attention to the labor-saving potential of autonomous technologies in agriculture.

Iowa Firm Plans to Plant 10,000 Acres with Autonomous Tractor This Year

March 7, 2019 | Posted in Technology

Sabatanto, an Ames, Iowa custom autonomous farming company has announced a “stretch goal” to plant 10,000 acres of soybeans in 2019 using “supervised” autonomous tractors, according to a March 6 report in the Duluth News Tribune.

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Will Ag Lead the Way in Autonomous Vehicles?

September 8, 2017 | Posted in Autonomous Ag Machinery

Technology is now evolving toward full autonomy. Master-and-slave (or follow-me) systems are being tested, enabling one driver to guide a fleet, thus boosting the driver’s productivity. Next will come manned yet fully autonomous tractors.

Japan’s Major Ag Equipment Makers to Launch Autonomous Tractors Soon

July 21, 2017 | Posted in Autonomous Ag Machinery

Three of the largest Japanese farm machinery manufacturers are expected to “launch full-fledged sales of self-driving tractors, possibly in fiscal 2018, which starts April 1,” according to July 21, 2017 report in The Japan Times.

Autonomous vs. Electric Tractors: Understanding Farms of the Future

March 1, 2017 | Posted in Autonomous Ag Machinery, Electric Machinery, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology

The rollout of their autonomous tractors at the 2016 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, garnered Case IH and New Holland a lot of attention for several weeks. (See Ag Equipment Intelligence, September 2016.)

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Is Electric the Gateway to Autonomous Vehicles?

February 10, 2017 | Posted in Electric Machinery, Technology

Fully autonomous vehicles in agriculture are likely still several years away, but there also may be a simpler, more efficient pathway to extending the life of farm machinery, while also improving performance.

Is 2016 the Year of ‘Concept’ Tractors?

December 1, 2016 | Posted in Electric Machinery, Technology

Now it’s John Deere’s time in the spotlight as it introduces its own “concept” tractor.

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Articles Tagged with ''autonomous tractors''

Kubota Partners with Nvidia to Develop Autonomous Tractor Technology

ELFF Releases Ag Equipment Market Outlook Report

Agritechnica Sees Advances in Emission Control, Increasing Digitization

Yanmar Demonstrates Autonomous Tractors, Precision Positioning Technology in Thailand

Iowa Firm Plans to Plant 10,000 Acres with Autonomous Tractor This Year

Will Ag Lead the Way in Autonomous Vehicles?

Japan’s Major Ag Equipment Makers to Launch Autonomous Tractors Soon

Autonomous vs. Electric Tractors: Understanding Farms of the Future

Is Electric the Gateway to Autonomous Vehicles?

Is 2016 the Year of ‘Concept’ Tractors?

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