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JOHN DEERE
PROVIDING TECH TO
CONVERT YOUR TRACTOR INTO A
DRIVERLESS
ONE
Nothing runs like a Deere, but robotic
tractors now do.
John Deere
said on January 4, 2022, that commercial
delivery will begin of driverless tractor technology—not
tractors—that can convert your tractor to till a field
without a driver.
Initially, the company will deliver some 12 to 20 tractor
tech packages before ramping up production. It is in
the process of determining the best way to proceed:
selling; offering a lease, or providing a subscription
package to farmers to allows for future hardware and
software upgrades.
According to John Deere, the addition of cameras and
computers for automated tilling will be installed on a
farmer’s existing tractor in just one day.
Stereo cameras are placed in the front and back of the
tractor enabling a farm operator to see what the tractor
sees by their own smartphone app.
After taking the tractor to the requisite field, a simple
swipe on the smartphone screen will send the tractor
on its pre-programmed path, as its vision system
monitors the tiller.
The tiller will have added mirrors on the shanks that
churns the field. According to John Deere, if a shank
hits a rock and is tipped up, the operator will be able to
see it as there will be a change in the mirror’s reflection
visible on the smartphone.
The company has been testing its driverless
technology for about four years, with spraying
technology one of its next projects.
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Adding new technology to a standard tractor, John Deere
can convert it to perform driverless field tilling
ANDREW JOSEPH
FARMS.COM
PHOTO: deere.com
