New Holland Autonomous Tractor

Larry EC-OH · Sep 1, 2016

The future is here......I guess.

New Holland introduced it's autonomous tractor Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show.

Now if we could get them to fix themselves....
Tractor Video

tracto-man · Sep 1, 2016

That's a great idea! Until, Oops! Software failed! Hope none of the farmers around me get one any time soon. That's kinda scary. Wonder how much they cost?

rustyacres sd · Sep 1, 2016

No thanks, Do not care how well they are programed, they are programed by humans and humans make mistakes.
What happens when the satellites go down, These farmers with this big equipment that rely on the stateliest will
be standing around twiddling their thumbs while the old boys are out in the field making a living.
It is a cool concept, but an autonomous tractor cannot go down the road without a driver. it has no reflex in case
something happens

jimg.allentown · Sep 1, 2016

I think cost alone will make it a rare item. Farm equipment prices are high without all of the bells and whistles. This is just one more expensive toy that most farmers will either not be able to afford or cannot justify for their needs.

47fivewindow · Sep 1, 2016

24 hour operation! Do you think you could sleep with that thing running itself?

tracto-man · Sep 1, 2016

Their web page says it will eliminate the risk the human error.
New Hollands web page on this

jon f mn · Sep 1, 2016

Wont be long til they can go down the road without a driver.
Yes it can

db4600 · Sep 1, 2016

That's nothing new. When I was a kid I had a 1/16 scale Ford 8600 in the sand box! It would run all night when we had heavy work. It was only when there was operator error that it would run across the yard and get stuck in the mud puddles.

Case Nutty 1660 · Sep 1, 2016

actually the cost is about the same when you remove the cab and add the wireless controls,,, CAT along with others like CASE had been working on this for the last 30 years,, in the early 90's CAT had trucks running on their own from a central controller,,, at the mines here I could see it saving money as the added cost they said would be washed from less than 6 months wages and cost of a single employee to me it takes out the "human touch" but that is a old way of thinking,,, yup I am a dinosaur
cnt

MN Scott · Sep 1, 2016

Maybe under perfect conditions on a open planned route that may work but what if its snowing, is it going to put its own chains on? Until all and I mean all of our roads are basically slot car type roads these vehicles are not going to work as there are just to many variables only the human mind can react instantly to. And besides do we really want them, if we turn all of our economy over to machines and computers what use is there for us? No jobs no economy.

Ivan in Mich · Sep 1, 2016

This could be interesting. You use to get up in the morning to the cows getting out now you get up have to go find your tractor a few miles away. Hackers could have fun with this one

1948CaseVAI · Sep 1, 2016

This is natural progression and it is a vary good thing. It may not be common in the next year or two, but in ten, twenty, or thirty years their will be very few humans involved in farming except for demonstrations at museums. Those improvements start somewhere and grow gradually.

jeffcat · Sep 1, 2016

How much do they cost? Want a hint, the B-2 bomber pound for pound is the same price as solid GOLD. Might be pretty close.

Kansas4010 · Sep 1, 2016

I found a picture of a John Deere autonomous tractor. Don't know anything about it though. Looks like New Holland at least left the option of a driver to run it. John Deere's version looks like the driver was eliminated entirely.

Adirondack case guy · Sep 1, 2016

I wonder how it is capable of getting out of a wet hole. or how it gets a rock out that jamed in a shank,or replaces a broken shovel point, or clears a plugged planter unit.
Loren

dhermesc · Sep 1, 2016

People say that about combines and tractors now.

oldtanker · Sep 1, 2016

The article says it's still in the works but it is the future. A lot of farms here are scattered out and there is roading to consider. That's why they are working on 2 versions, one with a cab and operator controls and one without.

Rick

jeffcat · Sep 1, 2016

Took a look at the video. Now you can play video games with a full size $400,000.oo tractor. Maybe just a bit more on that old price tag.

fixerupper · Sep 1, 2016

Some day when the small farmer is gone and the land is owned by faceless conglomerates the price of a tractor like this will be a mute point. The conglomerate will raise the price of the finished product in the grocery store to cover it.

Bruce from Can. · Sep 1, 2016

What if losses satalite signal ? What is next tractors that drive themselves , cows that milk themselves . How about bills that can pay themselves, now that is some thing I could really get into .

caterpillar guy · Sep 1, 2016

Ops so much for that power line pole or that power line tower. Oh oh that tree just caught the end of the wing.

730virgil · Sep 1, 2016

yea i know a young fellow that was using a gps guided fertilizer spreader truck. the field truck was in was slippery
well gps didn't react fast enough rolled the truck he got fired.

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