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Driverless tractors, which will enable better management of air and water resources by cultivating the soil with less loss, will meet with the farmers at the end of the year. Fully autonomous driverless tractors, developed by John Deere, one of the world's leading agricultural machinery manufacturers, that will increase plant productivity, will allow the producer to plow thousands of acres of land without going to the field, thanks to their mobile phone control feature.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Unmanned tractors, the latest favorite of the smart agriculture market, which grows by an average of 10.1% every year and is expected to reach 20.8 billion dollars by 2026, will guide the agriculture of the future. John Deere, one of the world's leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery and sold in more than 160 countries, is expected to launch driverless tractors that can be controlled via mobile phones towards the end of the year. It is thought that driverless tractors, which are described as a revolution in agricultural technology, will add a new dimension to agriculture. Making a statement on the subject, Özgür Barış Eryüz, General Manager of IPSO Tarım, the Turkey distributor of John Deere, says: “Technological developments have started to shape agriculture as well as all areas of life. The aim in agriculture is always to achieve the highest efficiency, which is now even easier thanks to new software and hardware. It will be easier to get the highest efficiency thanks to the fully autonomous driverless tractors that we will bring together with the manufacturers towards the end of 2022.”

“Unmanned tractors land on the field”

Özgür Barış Eryüz, who stated that being a global center in agriculture means using agricultural technologies effectively, said: “Today, there is almost no sector that is not affected by technology. Unmanned aerial vehicles, GPS systems and many other technological applications provide high profit opportunities as well as being environmentally friendly. The agricultural sector, which is vital for the sustainability of life, has started to serve humanity more easily, faster and more efficiently thanks to technology. Operations that were done with the plow a hundred years ago have now evolved into the machines we see in science-fiction movies, and now unmanned tractors have landed in the fields. Thus, natural resources such as air and water are now better managed, and the land is cultivated with less loss.”

The whole field can be plowed with a mobile phone

“John Deere has been working on the next generation tractor model since 2019. The hardware and software package has just been made available, with the first models to be produced and marketed by the end of the year. In this way, driverless tractors will be able to plow the entire field remotely with the help of mobile phones. For this, the manufacturer simply transports the machine to the field and configures it for autonomous operation. While plowing the field, all operations can be done with a precision of up to 2.5 cm. Thanks to the warning system, the manufacturer will be notified when the tractor's fuel is low and the plowing process is completed. It will also provide access to a variety of data and metrics, as well as live video and video. In the event of a malfunction, the farmer and the technical team will be informed remotely with the warning system, so that necessary interventions can be made to optimize the performance of the machine.”