How this engineer is solving the farm labour shortage with autonomous tractors
Californian Connor Kingman has developed a way of retro-fitting tractors with technology that enables them to operate without a driver – saving ‘tens of thousands a year’ on labour costs and offering ‘a service that will keep small farmers in business’
Mechanical engineer Connor Kingman with one of his autonomous tractors in California.
Mechanical engineer Connor Kingman is taking on one of the toughest challenges facing agriculture in the United States — labour shortages.
Connor’s small company, which employs 11 people, can retrofit a tractor with autonomous technology. The process costs $20,000.
