John Deere Unveils Fully Autonomous Tractor At CES 2022

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John Deere recently revealed its first fully autonomous tractor at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. (Photo courtesy of Deere & Company.)

Since 1967, CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) has been where the latest advances in technology are launched. The first Apple personal computer, the VCR, Atari and Nintendo video game systems, flat-screen TVs, and 3D printers all made their public debuts at CES, and now, so too have fully autonomous tractors. John Deere revealed its first fully autonomous tractor at CES 2022 in Las Vegas and announced it is ready for large-scale production. The machine combines the 8R tractor, a TruSet-enabled chisel plow, a GPS guidance system, and several new technology features, and will be available to farmers later in 2022.

About The Autonomous Tractor

The tractor has six pairs of stereo cameras for 360-degree obstacle detection and distance calculation. Images pass through a deep neural network that classifies each pixel in roughly 100 milliseconds and determines whether the machine continues movement or comes to a stop if an obstacle is detected. The tractor also continuously monitors its position relative to its preset geofence within less than an inch of accuracy to ensure operation stays within the proper boundaries.

Swipe To Start

Farmers transport the tractor to a field and configure it for autonomous operation and then, using the John Deere Operations Center Mobile app, can swipe left to right to start the machine. The tractor’s operation can be monitored and controlled as needed from the mobile device. In addition to starting and stopping the tractor, the Operation Center Mobile has live video, images, data and metrics, and controls to adjust speed, depth, and more. Farmers are notified remotely of any job quality anomalies or machine health issues so they can respond accordingly.

The fully autonomous tractor will be displayed at John Deere’s booth in the Central Plaza of the Las Vegas Convention Center (booth CP-14) until the end of CES on January 7th. The booth also has displays on technologies currently is use, including AI, GPS, and automation.

Source: Deere & Company