# "The world's first driver-optional, data driven, and 100% electric tractor" (DEPLOY verdict: Verified)

- **DEPLOY verdict:** Verified
- **Claim type:** Capability
- **Claimed:** 2026-01-01
- **Claimed by:** [Monarch Tractor](/companies/monarch-tractor.md)

## How DEPLOY assessed this

The MK-V was the world's first driver-optional electric tractor. This "first" claim is verified — no other company produced a driver-optional electric tractor before Monarch. However, the company is now defunct. https://www.monarchtractor.com/

## Proof on file

- Claim source: https://www.monarchtractor.com/mk-v-electric-tractor
- Status evidence: https://www.monarchtractor.com/

## See also

- [Monarch Tractor's full claims ledger](/companies/monarch-tractor.md)
- [Claim Integrity Index](/stats/claim-integrity.md): which robot companies deliver on their claims.

_Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources, restated only by appending a new event. Canonical URL: /claims/monarch-tractor-c2_