John Deere started with the 8R because it's the company's most popular row crop tractor, and it already "was nearly autonomy ready," said Joe Liefer, senior product manager of autonomy at John Deere.

More specifically, it’s the self-driving John Deere 8R tractor that can plow fields, avoid obstacles, and plant crops with minimal human intervention. It looks a lot like any other John Deere ...

John Deere says its self-driving tractors and trucks will help address labor shortages. Story by Andrew J. Hawkins • 1w. T he next time you pass a farm tractor tilling a field, ...

Imagine a 14-ton tractor plowing the earth at midnight. You peek into the cabin looking for a tired farmer behind the wheel, only to find that there's no one there. That's the reality possible ...

The 8R tractor has been in select customers’ hands for “a few seasons” now, according to John Deere. After all, like any kind of autonomous machinery, a self-driving tractor isn’t the kind ...

Two companies gave farmers a glimpse into the future with an autonomous self-driving tractor in Newport. Greenway CEO Bill ...

John Deere recently unveiled its new autonomous tractor that's ready for large-scale production. The tractors will be able to operate without a driver vis mobile device. While the farming industry ...

Farming equipment giant John Deere has unveiled its first self-driving tractor, that can be controlled by farmers using a smartphone and run 24 hours a day.

WATERLOO — John Deere will begin producing a self-propelled, driverless “autonomous” tractor in Waterloo before the end of 2022, company officials here have confirmed.

John Deere recently revealed a new machine that the company said can help make farmers' jobs much easier -- a self-driving tractor! Company officials said it's been in the works for about 25 years ...

Google and the big automakers might get the lion’s share of attention when it comes to autonomous road vehicles, but John Deere has been making self-driving tractors for more than 15 years. Among them ...

HORICON, Wis (WKBT) -- Bruce Hollis grew up driving John Deere tractors on his grandparent's farm, but never owned one of his own. His cancer diagnosis and treatment made cutting ...