{"id":"a33f007d-e9e9-4f85-ad55-8ac20842255d","companyId":"c6fa1c93-2675-490a-9dac-4bbe951a16cf","modelName":"John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray","slug":"deere-autonomous-tractor","description":"John Deere (Deere & Company; Moline, Illinois; NYSE:DE; founded 1837) runs one of the most advanced autonomous-agriculture programs among the major equipment makers. Its most mature robotics product is See & Spray, a computer-vision targeted-herbicide system descended from Blue River Technology (acquired in 2017 for about $305 million), which covered roughly 5 million acres in 2025 at around a 50 percent average herbicide reduction. Deere's Autonomous 8R tractor, revealed at CES 2022, operates commercially but only for tillage, and its perception stack draws on Bear Flag Robotics (acquired in August 2021 for $250 million). At CES 2025 Deere revealed a second generation of autonomy: the Autonomous 9RX large tractor, a 5ML orchard tractor, a 460 P-Tier articulated dump truck, and a battery-electric mower, though Deere published no firm ship dates, so these are treated as early or limited rollout, with the dump truck in pilot trials and the mower pre-commercial. Deere's stated goal is to deliver a fully autonomous corn and soybean production system by 2030, a demonstration and availability target rather than a fleet-scale deployment promise. The frequently cited figure of 1 to 2 million autonomous machines could not be verified and appears to conflate a separate connected-machines connectivity goal, so it is not asserted here.","formFactor":"agriculture","maturityStage":"commercial","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Verified (commercial)","value":"See & Spray (Select/Ultimate; vision-targeted herbicide, Blue River Technology lineage acquired 2017 for $305M) is Deere's most mature ag-robotics product: ~5 million acres covered in 2025 (~50% average herbicide reduction). The Autonomous 8R (revealed CES 2022) operates commercially for TILLAGE only. Bear Flag Robotics (autonomy retrofit) acquired Aug 2021 for $250M underpins the perception stack."},{"label":"Early/limited commercial","value":"The CES 2025 second-gen machines (Autonomous 9RX large tractor, 5ML orchard tractor) moved toward orderable/retrofit status but Deere published no firm ship dates; treat as early/limited rollout. The 460 P-Tier autonomous dump truck is in PILOT/trials; the battery-electric mower is newly launching/pre-commercial."},{"label":"Verified-vs-claimed","value":"Deere's stated goal is a fully autonomous corn/soybean production SYSTEM by 2030 (a demonstration/availability target, not fleet-scale deployment). The often-cited '1-2 million autonomous machines' figure could NOT be verified and appears to conflate a separate ~1.5M connected-machines-by-2026 connectivity goal; NOT asserted here. Headlines calling the 8R a general 'fully autonomous tractor' overstate scope (tillage only)."}],"products":"Autonomous 8R (tillage, since CES 2022) + CES-2025 second-gen autonomy: Autonomous 9RX, 5ML orchard tractor, 460 P-Tier dump truck (pilot), battery-electric mower; plus See & Spray targeted herbicide system (Blue River lineage)","formFactor":"agriculture (large-tractor autonomy + targeted-spray robotics)"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/autonomous-9RX/","title":"John Deere reveals new autonomous machines at CES 2025 (9RX, 5ML orchard, dump truck, mower)","sourceName":"Deere & Company (official)"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/john-deere-harvests-the-seeds-of-large-vehicle-autonomy/","title":"Deere large-vehicle autonomy: commercial-vs-pilot detail on the CES 2025 machines","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://www.globalagtechinitiative.com/in-field-technologies/robotics-automation/john-deere-customers-use-see-spray-technology-across-five-million-acres-in-2025/","title":"Deere See & Spray across ~5 million acres in 2025 (~50% herbicide reduction)","sourceName":"Global Ag Tech Initiative"},{"url":"https://www.therobotreport.com/john-deere-acquiring-bear-flag-robotics-250m/","title":"Deere acquires Bear Flag Robotics for $250M (Aug 2021; autonomy retrofit)","sourceName":"The Robot Report"},{"url":"https://agfundernews.com/breaking-exclusive-john-deere-acquires-see-spray-robotics-startup-blue-river-technology-305m","title":"Deere acquires Blue River Technology for $305M (2017; See & Spray lineage)","sourceName":"AgFunderNews"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/01/how-deere-is-preparing-for-a-fully-autonomous-farm-by-2030.html","title":"Deere targets a fully autonomous corn/soybean production system by 2030","sourceName":"CNBC"}],"aliases":["John Deere Autonomous 8R","John Deere Autonomous 9RX","See and Spray","Deere See & Spray"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-03T17:57:48.616Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-03T17:57:48.616Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/deere-autonomous-tractor","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/deere-autonomous-tractor","name":"John Deere autonomous tractor + See & Spray","alternateName":["John Deere Autonomous 8R","John Deere Autonomous 9RX","See and Spray","Deere See & Spray"],"description":"John Deere (Deere & Company; Moline, Illinois; NYSE:DE; founded 1837) runs one of the most advanced autonomous-agriculture programs among the major equipment makers. Its most mature robotics product is See & Spray, a computer-vision targeted-herbicide system descended from Blue River Technology (acquired in 2017 for about $305 million), which covered roughly 5 million acres in 2025 at around a 50 percent average herbicide reduction. Deere's Autonomous 8R tractor, revealed at CES 2022, operates commercially but only for tillage, and its perception stack draws on Bear Flag Robotics (acquired in August 2021 for $250 million). At CES 2025 Deere revealed a second generation of autonomy: the Autonomous 9RX large tractor, a 5ML orchard tractor, a 460 P-Tier articulated dump truck, and a battery-electric mower, though Deere published no firm ship dates, so these are treated as early or limited rollout, with the dump truck in pilot trials and the mower pre-commercial. Deere's stated goal is to deliver a fully autonomous corn and soybean production system by 2030, a demonstration and availability target rather than a fleet-scale deployment promise. The frequently cited figure of 1 to 2 million autonomous machines could not be verified and appears to conflate a separate connected-machines connectivity goal, so it is not asserted here.","identifier":"a33f007d-e9e9-4f85-ad55-8ac20842255d","category":"agriculture","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}}}