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2022: Fully autonomous tractor based on Deere 8R with TruSet system

On January 12, 2022, the company John Deere introduced fully autonomous a tractor ready for launch in mass. production The machine was based on the Deere 8R tractor and was presented with a cheesy plow with a TruSet system, system navigation GPS and current technologies.

The question of providing food to people around the world is quite acute. It is expected that by 2050 the population of the planet will grow to almost 10 billion people, which will cause an increase in global food demand, according to the company, by 50%. At the same time, farmers face a decrease in the area of ​ ​ farmland, a lack of skilled personnel, as well as external factors - climate change, soil quality, pest invasions, weeds, etc. All this creates serious challenges, especially during responsible periods of the agricultural year.

An autonomous tractor is called upon to help cope with these challenges, which will allow agricultural work to be carried out with high efficiency even in difficult conditions. The tractor is equipped with six pairs of stereo cameras, which allows you to detect obstacles in all directions (360 degrees) and calculate the distance. Images captured by cameras are transmitted through a neural network that classifies each pixel in about 100 milliseconds and, when an obstacle is detected, determines whether the machine continues to move or stop. The machine also constantly checks its position with an error of less than 2.5 cm to always work strictly at a given place.

The tractor is enough to deliver to the field and set up for battery life. The machine starts using John Deere Operations Center Mobile. At the same time, you do not need to be in the field to monitor the performance of the tractor - all processes can be monitored through John Deere Operations Center Mobile, where real-time videos appear, time images and. data With this information , you can adjust the speed, depth of tillage and much more. In case of any deviations from the normal course of work, farmers will receive notifications, which will allow them to immediately remotely make adjustments to optimize the performance of the machine.

The tractor will be available for ordering in the United States at the end of this year.