Electric tractors are intended to be used in the field instead of traditional fuel tractors and can be used in greenhouse planting, indoor farming, mountainous operations, and other special operating ...

An Australian security researcher is making waves around the world, after showing how to get root on a John Deere tractor control system, opening it up for field repairs by farmers without having to ...

Caterpillar introduces an integrated Remote Control System for the D10T, D11T and D11T CD Track-Type Tractors. The new Cat® system is another important technology in the evolution to autonomous mine ...

A system from Fendt which allows one tractor driver to operate two tractors at the same time could be on sale next year. The German tractor giant has unveiled a system called GuideConnect which ...

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Ghost in the machine. A John Deere 7930 tractor rumbles across a canola field, buggy in tow, and eases alongside a rolling combine to collect grain. Speed, distance, and timing are synced in a farming ...

Ghost in the machine. A John Deere 7930 tractor rumbles across a canola field, buggy in tow, and eases alongside a rolling combine to collect grain. Speed, distance, and timing are synced in a farming ...

If the idea of driving into a field, punching a few settings into a touchscreen and letting a computer take charge of key tractor and equipment controls sounds a bit far-fetched, think again.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx made it official Wednesday: Electronic stability control (ESC) systems will be required on large trucks and buses beginning in 2017. But it’s no surprise to the ...