John Deere has revealed several new machines as part of its showcase at CES 2025, including a development for the quarrying industry.
The company revealed it will expand its second generation of autonomous technology to 460 P-Tier Autonomous Articulated Dump Truck (ADT), designed for the quarrying industry.
The announcement builds on John Deere’s revelation in 2022 at CES, where the company showcased its first generation of autonomous technology.
The 460 P-Tier will use the second-generation technology to handle transporting materials around the quarry site to support the production cycle.
“Our agriculture, construction, and commercial landscaping customers all have work that must get done at certain times of the day and year, yet there is not enough available and skilled labor to do the work,” said Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere.
“Autonomy can help address this challenge. That’s why we’re extending our technology stack to enable more machines to operate safely and autonomously in unique and complex environments.
“This will not only benefit our customers, but all of us who rely on them to provide the food, fuel, fiber, infrastructure, and landscaping care that we depend on every day.”
John Deere confirmed select machines will be autonomy ready from the factory and the second-generation perception system will be available as a retrofit kit for certain existing machines.
John Deere’s Operations Centre Mobile, the company’s cloud-based platform, can help manage the machines. Through the app, users also have access to live video, images, data, metrics, and the ability to adjust various factors like speed. In the event of any job quality anomalies or machine health issues, users will be notified remotely so they can make necessary adjustments.
