John Deere announced Monday new autonomous machines and technology at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new lineup of machines aims to serve customers in agriculture, construction and commercial landscaping with a combination of advanced computer vision, AI, and cameras, according to a news release. John Deere’s new technology will be available on its tractor for large-scale agriculture, orchard tractor for air blast spraying, dump truck for quarry
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June 8, 2023
TAI names first Iowa Tech Connect cohort
The Technology Association of Iowa has announced the first cohort that will participate in Iowa Tech Connect, a new program in partnership with John Deere and EMC Insurance Cos. designed to help develop early-career technology professionals in Iowa. TAI selected 25 candidates for the interactive, six-month program that will focus on providing professional development and guidance led by experienced tech professionals from diverse industries. “Iowa Tech Connect is truly a unique
March 16, 2023
TAI, John Deere announce Iowa Tech Connect program
The Technology Association of Iowa in partnership with John Deere has announced Iowa Tech Connect, a new talent development initiative for early-career tech professionals. TAI first announced the program at the 2022 Prometheus Awards. The interactive program will focus on providing professional development and guidance led by experienced tech professionals from diverse industries, a news release said. The program will include six daylong professional development sessions starting in July. “We know that
March 9, 2023
John Deere: ‘We’re a technology company’
A look at the new Smart Industrial Strategy at Des Moines Works factory Tech takeaway The John Deere Des Moines Works factory in Ankeny produces four main products: self-propelled sprayers, cotton pickers, tillage equipment and grain drills. In 2020, Deere & Co. launched a new operating model, the Deere Smart Industrial Strategy, focusing on technology investment, aligning products and solutions and providing services to customers for the full life cycle
November 17, 2022
John Deere partners with Advantage Capital to invest in underrepresented entrepreneurs
Deere & Co. is entering a partnership as a limited investor in Advantage Capital’s Empower the Change growth fund, which provides entrepreneurs of color access to capital in order to grow their businesses and create community wealth. Advantage Capital is a New Orleans-based investment firm providing financing to established and emerging companies located in communities underserved by conventional sources of capital. According to a news release, Deere will join the fund as a lead
November 3, 2022
Deere, Iowa State University partner on sustainable solutions
John Deere announced Oct. 26 that it is partnering with Iowa State University to help U.S. farmers feed the world and fuel sustainability, the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal reported. Through the strategic partnership, Moline, Ill.-based Deere & Co. and ISU will establish a demonstration site consisting of four fields and processes that will enable Deere to test sustainable practices for large grain production systems in real-world scenarios, the global agriculture,
March 3, 2022
Deere adds Texas technology office
Deere & Co. announced Feb. 24 the launch of a new office in Austin, Texas, where new tech hires including data scientists, data engineers, and computer vision and machine learning operations engineers will be able to collaborate. According to a release, the new office is part of a broader strategy to expand the company’s technology capabilities and expand and diversify its talent. The announcement came one day after the Moline, Ill.-based
January 20, 2022
Cultivation Corridor names Cory Reed board chair for 2022-23
America’s Cultivation Corridor announced Tuesday the new members of its board of directors for its 2022-23 leadership term. Cory Reed, president of worldwide agriculture and turf division at John Deere, will serve as the chair of the board of directors. Reed was vice chair during the 2021-22 term. “Iowa’s leadership in agriculture, food and ag bioscience is unique and unmatched,” Reed said in a release. “When you combine the innovation in all sectors
January 13, 2022
John Deere rolls out fully autonomous tractor
John Deere announced at a press conference ahead of the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show that a fully autonomous tractor will be available to farmers later this year. The tractor will be able to drive itself by way of six pairs of stereo cameras, which detect obstacles by processing its images through “a deep neural network.” Farmers will be able to monitor the vehicle via live video, images and metrics as
August 19, 2021
Deere, Bear Flag partnership aims to accelerate autonomous ag equipment rollout
A day after John Deere announced its acquisition of Bear Flag Robotics on Aug. 5, two of Deere’s autonomous agriculture leaders fielded questions via a conference call with reporters across the country about what the new partnership means for the agriculture industry and for Deere, whose Intelligent Solutions Group operates an expansive research and testing center in Urbandale. Bear Flag, which is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, three
