More John Deere autonomy at CES

While each of the equipment categories experience their own set of challenges, a commonality across all is skilled labor availability. "Our customers all have work that must get done at certain times of the day and year, yet there is not enough available and skilled labor to do the work," said Jahmy Hindman, Chief Technology Officer at John Deere. "Autonomy can help address this challenge. That"s why we"re extending our technology stack to enable more machines to operate safely and autonomously in unique and complex environments."

Tillage is one of the busiest times of the year for farmers. The second-generation autonomy kit on the autonomous 9RX tractor for large-scale agriculture, features 16 individual cameras arranged in pods to enable a 360-degree view of the field. It enables farmers to step away from the machine and focus their time on other important jobs. The advanced autonomy kit also calculates depth more accurately at larger distances, allowing the tractor to pull more equipment and drive faster.