John Deere Unveils Its Next Generation Autonomy [Video]

John Deere has unveiled the next stage in its autonomous machinery development, 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.”

John Deere is focused on bringing its autonomous solution to tillage applications first, due to the …