John Deere used CES in Las Vegas this week (January 5-8) to launch its fully autonomous 8R tractor, which will be available to farmers later in 2022. Here a lifelong farmer gives his view on the machine that could looks set to be one of the vehicles that defines the beginning of a new era in agriculture.
VIDEO: Autonomous John Deere 8R – A farmer’s perspective
By Tom Stone
Tom Stone
Tom Stone is Editor of the iVT brand – which includes digital and print editions of a quarterly magazine and the Advanced Lift-truck supplement, as well as ivtinternational.com, which is updated daily. Tom has met and interviewed some of the world's leading industrial vehicle OEM presidents, CEOs and MDs, and takes great pride in cementing iVT's place as the leading forum for debate within the industry, a reputation that his been built up over the brand's 25-year history.
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