DECEMBER, 20208 BY GANESH JAYARAM, VP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, JOHN DEEREHOW THE AG INDUSTRY IS (AND HAS BEEN) DRIVING AUTOMATION IN TRANSPORTATIONOver the last decade, the automotive industry has gone through an immense transformation with the introduction of self-driving cars brought on by new technologies such as cloud computing, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. While many still look at this technology as nascent, the introduction of vehicle autonomy isn't actually as new as it may seem. The agriculture industry was one of the first to develop and experience the benefits of precise guidance solutions and highly automated vehicles in order to improve efficiency on the farm.While automotive companies are starting to test out autonomous solutions on the road, these types of technologies have been applied to real-world scenarios on the farm for decades. Despite an often outdated view of how advanced farming is today, agriculture has long been one of the most prescient industries in the world, offering a glimpse into the future of mainstream technology. From reinventing hand tools to the introduction of mechanization and even guidance, agriculture has been at the forefront of technological revolution, getting there before many other industries.To truly understand where automation is headed, again we look to the farm, with the introduction of precision ag technology. Decades ago, farmers used to look at harvest maps, which show farmers how much yield each section of their field produced, at the IN MY OPINION
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