The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies John Deere: 1 model, 6 deployments across 5 regions. 12 sources back the record.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Deere & Company (NYSE: DE), known as John Deere, is the world's largest agricultural equipment manufacturer. Developing autonomous tractors (8R autonomous), See & Spray AI weed detection, and precision agriculture systems. Acquired Bear flag robotics for autonomous tractor development. Makes strategic investments via John Deere Ventures.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 6 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Commercial product
Autonomy
Legal name
Stock listing
Industry
Autonomous tech
Acquisition
Precision ag
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
2
Patent documents
8
Web sources
1
12 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company John Deere has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Carbon Robotics1× joint2 total
- 2Timbermatics1× joint1 total
- 3US Sugar1× joint
Most recent
- with US Sugaroperating
- Carbon Robotics x John Deere2024-09-01with Carbon Roboticsjust announced
- with Timbermaticsoperating
John Deere on the deployment map
View the global map6 verified deployments across 5 regions, newest verified Jan 2026. Explore where John Deere's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalJohn Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jan 2026
- operationalJohn Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray at United States →United States · verified Jan 2026
- operationalJohn Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray at Mosinee, Wisconsin →Midwest · verified Apr 2025
- operationalJohn Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray at Florida →Southeast · verified Jun 2024
- operationalJohn Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray at Sao Paulo, Brazil →São Paulo · verified Jun 2024
- operationalJohn Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray at Des Moines →Missouri · verified Jan 2022
View the full John Deere deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about John Deere, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What is an agricultural robot?
What is John Deere Autonomous?
Current leadership (6)
- Jahmy Hindman SVP & Chief Technology OfficerIR-verified
- Willy Pell VP Autonomy / CEO Blue River Technologysecondary-verified
- Joe Liefer Senior Product Manager, Autonomyreported, not verified
- Sarah Schinckel Director, Emerging Technologiesreported, not verified
- John C. May Chairman & CEO, ceosecondary-verified
- Josh Jepsen executivesince 2020-01-01SEC-verified
Founders (2)
- John Deereno longer at company
- John Deereno longer at company
Board (1)
- John C. May chair
Former / Previously (3)
- John Deere Foundersecondary-verified
- Jorge Heraud VP Automation & Autonomy (former)secondary-verified
- John Deere Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for John Deere.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- John Deere6 deployments
Recent coverage
John Deere in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
Supplied by (2)
Supply-chain reach
3 total transitive counterparties · 3 upstream · 3 downstream · depth 1
Single points of failureRobert Bosch, Samsung SDI, NVIDIA
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIAvia John Deere autonomous tractor + See & SprayNVIDIA Jetson Orin -- AI compute for See & Spray weed detection and autonomous guidancesupplies
Sensors
- Trimble Inc.via John Deere autonomous tractor + See & SprayTrimble GNSS guidance platform -- precision positioning integrated via John Deere acquisitionsupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 2 operating · 1 just announced
Every company John Deere has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with US Sugaroperating
- Carbon Robotics x John Deere2024-09-01with Carbon Roboticsjust announced
- with Timbermaticsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Carbon Robotics1× joint2 total
- 2Timbermatics1× joint1 total
- 3US Sugar1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- deployment2026-06-15operating
- technology2024-09-01just announced
- technology2018-09-21operating
Acquisitions (3)
- acquired GUSS Automationfull acquisition2023-06-01
- acquired Bear Flag Roboticsfull acquisition2021-08-05
- acquired Blue River Technologyfull acquisition2017-09-06
Patent estate (8)
- US8381501B2usptograntedgranted 2012-12-25assignee
- US9392743B2usptograntedgranted 2016-07-19assignee
- US9382003B2usptograntedgranted 2016-07-05assignee
- AU2019248779A1wipopendingassignee
- US7765780B2usptograntedgranted 2010-08-03assignee
- US20210132608A1usptopendingassignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in John Deere’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to John Deere Forestry
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — forestry equipment manufacturing to John Deere Forestry
Started supplyingBecame supplier to John Deere Construction
2026-08-23Supply: Parent — construction equipment manufacturing to John Deere Construction
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Blue River Technology
2026-08-23Supply: Parent company — precision agriculture to Blue River Technology
New supplierNew supplier: Samsung SDI
2026-08-23Supply: Battery packs for electric/eVTV tractors from Samsung SDI
New supplierNew supplier: Robert Bosch
2026-08-23Supply: Bosch sensors and Rexroth hydraulics for tractors from Robert Bosch
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: Jetson AGX for autonomous tractor vision from NVIDIA
PartnershipUS Sugar x John Deere x ASI Autonomous Tractor Fleet
2026-06-15US Sugar deployed a fleet of five autonomous John Deere tractors across 255,000 acres in south Florida, equipped with Autonomous Solutions Inc Vehicle Automation Kit and managed through ASIs fleet management platform.
PartnershipCarbon Robotics x John Deere
2024-09-01Carbon Robotics partnered with John Deere to integrate LaserWeeder technology with John Deere's precision agriculture platform, enabling autonomous weed control in row crops.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 8, 2026
Autonomous 8R Tractor | John Deere Precision Ag
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
John Deere autonomous tractors
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2026
John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray at United States
- Deployment recordedJan 1, 2026
John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (4)
- https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/autonomous-9RX/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/john-deere-harvests-the-seeds-of-large-vehicle-autonomy/
- https://www.globalagtechinitiative.com/in-field-technologies/robotics-automation/john-deere-customers-use-see-spray-technology-across-five-million-acres-in-2025/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/john-deere-acquiring-bear-flag-robotics-250m/
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for John Deere.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning John Deere from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
John Deere launched an AI chatbot for farmers
John Deere is testing a new "JD" AI assistant that it says can help farmers make more money, with answers about best practices and historical trends that are based on their own…
From spreadsheets to AI: Deere gives farmers new features in Operations Center, JD
John Deere has launched JD, an AI tool that turns historical farm data into actionable insights to boost profitability. The post From spreadsheets to AI: Deere gives farmers new…
John Deere’s GUSS Automation to integrate Ouster lidar into autonomous orchard machines
GUSS Automation, a wholly owned John Deere subsidiary and a pioneer in autonomous high-value crop operations, plans to incorporate Ouster’s Rev8 OS0 native color digital lidar…
Ouster lidar to support GUSS autonomous orchard machines
GUSS Automation – a John Deere subsidiary – plans to integrate Ouster’s Rev8 OS0 native-color digital lidar sensors, powered by Ouster’s L4 Ouster Silicon, into its…
John Deere Advances Orchard Autonomy with Ouster Rev8 Lidar
John Deere Advances Orchard Autonomy with Ouster Rev8 Lidar Autonomous machinery has a relatively easy job when the world around it is open, predictable and accurately mapped. An…
AgriFood Signals: Chipotle’s next agrifood cohort, John Deere settlement, fruit-harvesting robots
Plus: FMC's new herbicide The post AgriFood Signals: Chipotle’s next agrifood cohort, John Deere settlement, fruit-harvesting robots appeared first on AgFunderNews .
The FTC Settlement With John Deere Is a Huge Win for the Right-to-Repair Movement
After more than a decade of pushback, farmers and repair advocates have won access to equipment and services John Deere had long kept under its control.
From GPS to Physical AI: The Next Revolution in Agriculture
I’ve spent my entire career at the intersection of agriculture and technology. I grew up in the Midwest, my wife’s family has farmed in Iowa for three generations, and we still…
John Deere adds autonomous-ready tech to 8 Series tractors - MSN
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US Sugar deploys fleet of autonomous John Deere tractors in Florida
US Sugar deployed a fleet of five unmanned John Deere tractors across 255,000 acres in south Florida, equipped with Autonomous Solutions Inc Vehicle Automation Kit, marking a…
US Sugar Deploys Fleet of Autonomous John Deere Tractors in Florida
US Sugar Deploys Fleet of Autonomous John Deere Tractors
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/john-deere.md
- RSS feed: /companies/john-deere/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c6fa1c93-2675-490a-9dac-4bbe951a16cf
- Revision history: /companies/john-deere/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Naio Technologies4 models
- WORX Landroid4 models
- Carbon Robotics3 models
- Solinftec3 models
- AgriPass2 models
Video
Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler and Tom Kim will all be in Round Three and Four. Leaderboard update as of 4:30 p.m. More John Deere Classic: https://www.wqad.com/joh
From disaster relief to family businesses, three people from across the U.S. were chosen as finalists in Deere's "Building America" Contest. "More news: www.
Your John Deere Classic Fan of the Day for July 5, 2026, may have forgotten to check the forecast, but he's making the most of tournament day anyway!
Chris Gotterup was presented with the championship trophy after winning the 2026 John Deere Classic on Sunday.
It's hot out at TPC Deere Run as the first round of tournament play kicks off. Here's how spectators can make sure they are staying safe at the course. More
2021 JDC Champion Lucas Glover remains on top of the leaderboard as of 1 p.m. Saturday, followed by Zac Blair, Jackson Suber and Lee Hodges.
Chris Gotterup reflects on his John Deere Classic victory and what winning the tournament means to him. "More news: www.wqad.com Download the WQAD News 8
At the John Deere Classic, caddies have their own caddy tent and a team dedicated to creating an elite caddy experience.
Karl Vilips and his dad created his YouTube channel when he was six years old. Over 800 videos and 38,000 subscribers later, his dreams are coming true. "Mor
Thousands of fans gathered at the 18th green after the 2026 John Deere Classic to enjoy the tournament's annual Concerts on the Course. "More news: www.wqad.
Cathy McMahon, sometimes called the "Caddy Queen," discusses what her role looks like at TPC Deere Run. More John Deere Classic: https://www.wqad.com/johnde
Volunteers at the practice range spend their day sorting golf balls by brand and type so players can pick the kind they'd like. More John Deere Classic: htt
The Patriot Parachute Team jumped onto TPC Deere Run on America's 250th Anniversary. "More news: www.wqad.com Download the WQAD News 8 streaming app to yo
Mara Downing, Vice President of John Deere's Global Brand and Communications, breaks down the company's unique connection the tournament and community.
Bill Anderson is a longtime JDC volunteer and oversees the volunteers who ensure the gallery is quiet and adheres to golf etiquette. More news: www.wqad.com
News 8 Sports' Jenna Minor and Kory Kuffler are joined by Celia Palermo with the PGA Tour as they recap the JDC Pro-Am. More John Deere Classic: https://www.
John Deere Classic tournament director Andrew Lehman joined the News 8 crew for a special edition of The Current on the Course.
The Iowa State grad and Korn Ferry Tour rookie is making his PGA Tour debut at the JDC. Here's why the place is so special to him. More John Deere Classic: htt
Tournament Director Andrew Lehman reveals what it takes to bring Caitlin Clark, the Savannah Bananas, Carrie Underwood and more to the Classic.
11-year-old Beckett Kays is from the Peoria area and is keeping his eye out for one of his favorite golfers, Jordan Spieth. More John Deere Classic: https:/
News 8 Meteorologist Morgan Strackbein speaks with PGA Tour Meteorologist Stewart Williams to discuss how storms could impact the 2026 John Deere Classic.
Crews cut down the Hewitt tree in the middle of the fairway, added bunkers to the right, moved another up on the left and moved the tee box back. More John D
For nearly 30 years, Deere and Company has been the the title sponsor of the JDC. More news: www.wqad.com Download the WQAD News 8 streaming app to your T
Lowe began volunteering for the tournament in 1971. More news: www.wqad.com Download the WQAD News 8 streaming app to your TV and watch for free: https://
Dave Herrell with Visit Quad Cities stopped by The Current to share the numbers behind one of our community's biggest events. More news: www.wqad.com Down
News 8's Morgan Strackbein and Jonas Evans check out one of the Cooling Zone tent at TPC Deere Run. More John Deere Classic: https://www.wqad.com/johndeerec
The insurance company will donate $5,000 to the nonprofit most people select, and then $1,000 to the other two. More John Deere Classic: https://www.wqad.co
Neil Dahlstrom, the manager of the historic John Deere Archives, joined The Current on the Course to break down the historical ties that go back more than a cen
Heat Index
Serious56/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
John Deere draws attention at the 98th percentile but verifies reality at the 90th percentile among ag robots. Hype Gap +8.1, 16th widest among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 6 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 2, 2026