Kirovets K-7M agricultural tractors, manufactured by Peterburgsky Traktorny Zavod, will be equipped as standard with the AI-based Cognitive Agro Pilot autonomous driving system starting in February of 2022, following a testing phase scheduled to complete in October of 2021. The companies expect production of fully self-driving tractors to start by 2024.

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation is introducing an updated AEF ISOBUS Database app to give agricultural equipment dealers, manufacturers and end users a convenient way to access its database of all ISOBUS compatible products in the world. The free app allows users to easily drill down by brand, product or ISOBUS functionality to confirm product compatibility while in the office or in the field.

Aquiline Drones, a drone and cloud solutions company, is offering a new online training course that teaches drone operators and farmers how to better manage agricultural business operations through data using drones and artificial intelligence for immense analysis and revenue-maximizing forecasting.

YANMAR has introduced a new autonomous vineyard robot that uses an advanced electrostatic spraying system to accurately and precisely spray plants. YV01, ideally suited for vineyards with narrow pathways and small wine trees, offers enhanced safety, cost reductions and versatility for growers. 

Agri-tech company Greeneye Technology has secured the first commercial sale of its AI-enabled precision spraying technology. The technology will be implemented on one of the largest farming operations in Israel before launching in North America in early 2022 on corn and soybean farms in the Midwest.