A regular 8R tractor and the 2430 chisel plow can cost as much as $500,000, which suggests an added $50,000 for an autonomous version. That could irk some farmers, especially those at odds with ...

However, it isn’t just the growth of machinery muscle anymore that is worthy of note; it’s the growth of their digital brains.

At this year’s CES, John Deere is showing off the 2025 9RX autonomous tractor they introduced in February 2024. An update to the existing 9RX, itself an upgrade over the 8R, the 2025 model is ...

The main highlight was a fully autonomous 8R tractor that attendees controlled themselves with an iPhone. All from 1,300 miles away, over exhibit hall Wi-Fi. “As I talk to people here at the ...

“When tractors are going through the field, they have to follow a very precise path and do very specific jobs,” she says. “An autonomous 8R tractor is one giant robot. Within 1" of ...

The company’s autonomous 8R tractors are widely used by farmers across the U.S. and globally. Due to a shortage of skilled workers and high labour costs, Deere & Company is making strides ...

John Deere introduced its first fully autonomous tractor at CES 2022 Wednesday in Las Vegas, aimed at removing a tedious task from a farmer’s workload as well as addressing a worker shortage and ...