The Power of Remote Control: A Live Look at John Deere's Tractor

We're getting a live look at John Deere's tractor in Austin, Texas, right now as it tills the fields. The cameras are this, and that's the controls, and this is the job being done. It's amazing to think about how a 50,000-pound machine like this can be controlled from anywhere, even 1,300 miles away. The work plan and route have already been set up, but at any point, I could take over remotely using my cell phone from Las Vegas. This is what it looks like - the app, where I can pause or resume the job, get a real-time feed of how things are going, change other factors, such as infield speed or turn speed.

This technology would be a game-changer for farmers who might be busy with another job or labor is in short supply. It frees up their time to do other things, allowing them to focus on more important tasks. John Deere is putting machine learning smarts into all aspects of crop production, and this is just one example of how they're using technology to improve farming practices.

Take a look at this piece of planter machinery, where you can see new technology being added - a camera called Furo Vision that ensures the trench dug up by the machine is correct. If anything goes wrong, the farmer will find out about it through this camera system. This level of precision and monitoring is crucial for farmers to ensure their crops are healthy and thriving.

But what's really exciting here is the potential for increased efficiency and reduced chemicals used in farming. Take a look at this carbon fiber boom that sprays chemicals like pesticides - cameras on this boom can quickly identify weeds and just spray weed killer where it's needed, cutting down on 60 to 70% of chemicals used.

This machine would be perfect for harvesting cotton and putting all the cotton into a giant bale. Data is being collected at every step to help farmers see what they can adjust next season to improve their crop yield. This data also helps track exactly where a crop winds up, so retailers can say their shirts were made from cotton grown using sustainable farming practices.

It's mind-blowing to think about how this technology will change the way we produce and consume food. With all this cool tech out here, I'm definitely going to have to learn how to drive one of these machines next year - it would be a great hands-on learning experience! Let us know what you think in the comments - is this the future of farming?

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwe're getting a live look at John Deere's tractor in Austin Texas right now tilling the fields there's the cameras this is the controls and this is the job it's doing and you know what I'm going to take it over remotely over in Las Vegas with a cell phone over at John Deere booth at CES I can see in real time how a 50,000 lb machine can be controlled from anywhere even 1,300 miles away the work plan and the route it's already set up but at any point I could just come into this app guess we could just pause the machine there you go and if I want to resume it I can I can also get a real-time feed of how things are going or change other factors we can change the infield speed of the job and the turn speed of the job so feel more speed on this guy when a farm might be busy with another job or maybe labor is in short supply this frees up the farmer with their time to do other things John Deere is putting machine learning smarts into all aspects of crop production this is a piece of a planter machine and here we're seeing that new technology being added a camera called furo Vision making sure that the trench that's being dug up is as it should be if anything's going wrong the farmer will find out a carbon fiber boom that is designed to spray chemicals like pesticide for example has cameras that can quickly identify weeds and just spray weed killer where it is needed and that cuts down on 60 to 70% of chemicals used this is an example of a machine that would Harvest cotton and it can put it all into a giant baale just want to run into the bail of cotton data is being collected at every step to help a farmer see what they can adjust next season to improve their crop yield and data also helps track exactly where a crop winds up in this case a retailer could say their shirts used cotton that came from a farm that uses sustainable farming practices essentially tracking your crop at all stages from dirt to shirt you know with all this cool Tech out here I think next year I'm going to have to learn how to drive one of these things to go more handson let us know what you think in the comments thanks for watchingwe're getting a live look at John Deere's tractor in Austin Texas right now tilling the fields there's the cameras this is the controls and this is the job it's doing and you know what I'm going to take it over remotely over in Las Vegas with a cell phone over at John Deere booth at CES I can see in real time how a 50,000 lb machine can be controlled from anywhere even 1,300 miles away the work plan and the route it's already set up but at any point I could just come into this app guess we could just pause the machine there you go and if I want to resume it I can I can also get a real-time feed of how things are going or change other factors we can change the infield speed of the job and the turn speed of the job so feel more speed on this guy when a farm might be busy with another job or maybe labor is in short supply this frees up the farmer with their time to do other things John Deere is putting machine learning smarts into all aspects of crop production this is a piece of a planter machine and here we're seeing that new technology being added a camera called furo Vision making sure that the trench that's being dug up is as it should be if anything's going wrong the farmer will find out a carbon fiber boom that is designed to spray chemicals like pesticide for example has cameras that can quickly identify weeds and just spray weed killer where it is needed and that cuts down on 60 to 70% of chemicals used this is an example of a machine that would Harvest cotton and it can put it all into a giant baale just want to run into the bail of cotton data is being collected at every step to help a farmer see what they can adjust next season to improve their crop yield and data also helps track exactly where a crop winds up in this case a retailer could say their shirts used cotton that came from a farm that uses sustainable farming practices essentially tracking your crop at all stages from dirt to shirt you know with all this cool Tech out here I think next year I'm going to have to learn how to drive one of these things to go more handson let us know what you think in the comments thanks for watching\n"