John Deere is slowly becoming one of the world’s most important AI companies
John Deere is slowly becoming one of the world’s most important AI companies Nothing runs (autonomously) like a Deere Watch out Silicon Valley John Deere’s been heavily-invested in robotics and autonomy for decades. Back in the late 1990s, the company acquired GPS startup NavCon in hopes of building satellite-directed guidance systems for tractors. Within a few years, JD was able to develop a system that was accurate to a few centimeters — previous GPS systems could be off by as much as several meters....