John Deere revealed the next stage in its autonomous machinery development at CES, including functions for tillage, orchard spraying, landscaping, and construction.
Jahmy Hindman, senior vice president and chief technology officer at John Deere, said the next-generation autonomous perception is a “significant leap” forward. The system unites Deere’s autonomous technology development — in agriculture, construction, and landscaping — to address labor availability challenges.
“It’s difficult for customers in these industries to find, attract, and retain the talent they need to do the work required of them in their individual businesses,” Hindman said. “We’re taking our guidance solutions, our G5 displays, or JDLink modems — these bits and pieces of hardware and software that have been intelligently crafted over the last two decades — to form a system we can cascade across across all these industries.”
In addition to row crop applications, the autonomous system is also being developed for use by dump trucks in quarries, orchard spraying, and landscaping; with release dates to be determined. Developments in the individual segments will inform future development across Deere’s entire lineup. The company is steadfast in its goal of having a fully autonomous corn and soybean farm production system by 2030.