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Monarch Tractor Launches First Commercially Available Electric, ‘Driver Optional’ Smart Tractor

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✍️ Author: Scott Martin

🔖 Topics: Autonomous Vehicle

🏭 Vertical: Agriculture

🏢 Organizations: Monarch Tractor, Constellation Brands, NVIDIA


Local startup Monarch Tractor has announced the first of six Founder Series MK-V tractors are rolling off the production line at its headquarters. Constellation Brands, a leading wine and spirits producer and beer importer, will be the first customer given keys at a launch event today.

The debut caps a two-year development sprint since Monarch, founded in 2018, hatched plans to deliver its smart tractor, complete with the energy-efficient NVIDIA Jetson edge AI platform. The tractor combines electrification, automation, and data analysis to help farmers reduce their carbon footprint, improve field safety, streamline farming operations, and increase their bottom lines.

Read more at NVIDIA Blog