monarch tractor is the world’s first fully-electric autonomous tractor 

monarch tractor has unveiled the world’s first fully-electric, driver optional, smart tractor integrated on a single platform. taking into consideration the challenges farmers face today — labor shortages, climate change, safety, and sustainability demands among others — this new specialized vehicle aims to enhance the farmer’s existing operations while cutting costs and emissions.

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the monarch tractor is 100% electric and has zero tailpipe emissions. it also serves as a 3-in-1 electrification tool operating not only as a tractor, but with extra storage acts as an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), and has the capabilities to perform as a powerful generator in the field. it can operate with or without a driver as it uses the latest autonomous hardware and software technology. the tractor can perform pre-programmed tasks without a driver or an operator can use monarch’s interactive automation features including gesture and shadow modes to have the tractor follow a worker on the job.

equipped with 360º cameras, the tractor is packed with safety features like roll and collision prevention. thanks to its deep learning and sensing suite, it can collect and analyze over 240gb of the crop data it operates daily. sensors and imaging are processed to provide critical data points that can be used for real-time implement adjustments as well as long term yield estimates, current growth stages and other plant/crop health metrics. utilizing machine learning, monarch tractor is able to digest this data and provide long-term analysis of field health, improving accuracy the longer it runs.

‘monarch tractor is ushering in the digital transformation of farming with unprecedented intelligence, technology and safety features,’ praveen penmetsa, co-founder & CEO, monarch tractor comments. ‘we have assembled a world-class team of farmers, engineers, and scientists to meet today’s farming demands and are empowering farmers by giving them intelligent tools to collect more predictive data to implement sustainable practices, better share their story and make more money. hundreds of farmers have signed on to receive a monarch tractor and we look forward to delivering a new level of sustainability and efficiency to their existing farm operations.’

project info:

name: monarch tractor