John Deere's fully autonomous tractor

Farmers will soon be controlling their tractors with their phones.

[okman]

We asked for right to repair and they gave us this

[Mediocre_Mentality]

More equipment that John Deere won't let you fix when it breaks.

[Harsha_D]

After "Right to Repair" protest and farmers repairing the tractors themselves bypassing the software & without any intervention of OEM. John Deere smartly done this autonomous tractor to keep a track on farmers activities.

[cherishctz]

Maybe you should give out right to repair! So farmers stop spending all their money repairing at your dealership

[TaofikiGafar]

Cooool but too bad they won't let framers fix their own items

[thejokerking]

Support Right to Repair Laws to allow mechanics to live freely!

[vikhneshar]

If this autonomous system costs more than employing a guy to run the tractor
This is not that practical

With John deere infamous anti right to repair stants
I am not sure how this would end up

[scottrayhons]

How does the tractor stop and pick up a big rock that got lodged in the machine it's pulling? Can it see that the bolts came loose and the harrow on the back left the machine 43 acres ago?

[Twinflame]

I know I don't own a farm but this is really cool!

[marshman]

Seems interesting, but why do I imagine a lot of pissed off farmers? Aside from the obvious right to repair problems, if the autonomy isn’t working you clearly have to go to a JD dealer and have them fix it.

[rcmastrtractrking]

Ok John deere I’ll take your advice, I’m out the cab and going to use my time to drink beer at my local

[hunterjames]

Absolutely no way I would trust this out in the field!! People are getting way to lazy and trusting of technology!! Some things just need a person involved period!

[Redmist.]

I think if it can run 24/7 within reason then I think that could really help. but like many of these types of jobs they dont pay very much so the tech would need to be so affordable to compensate.

[melissamorrison]

does it only till or can it sow and fertilise as-well?

[alexfinney]

This is amazing I work for a company that makes autonomous mowers for fields golf courses all sorts of things like that

[ronch]

I'm sure farmers won't be given the tools to repair them...

[ericluitjens]

Guys will pay $500k for a tractor with no operator rather than pay a full time guy to service and operate a $80k one. The depreciation on that new tractor will cover a good man's salary. People who botched about not finding help want to pay $10/hr seasonally.

[scottsymons]

I help farm for a lot of years. Back in the old school years...where a farmer raised livestock, till ground, raised crops and made a good living and raised a family. One of the things I miss was working ground. Readying the field to be planted. Self driving machinery, trucks and cars...no. Fantastic engineering and technology. But if I can't operate my own machinery then maybe I need to look at how I farm and operate.

[davidng]

It's totally about replacing workers. Why be shy about saying it.

[elrey]

how much would it cost to to convert one this 8R tractor fully automated