WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation
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John Deere's Self-Driving Tractor is only the start of an #AI + #bigData + #electric revolution in Farming via @WIRED and others

John Deere's Self-Driving Tractor is only the start of an #AI + #bigData + #electric revolution in Farming via @WIRED and others | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
The automation, and control of the resulting data, raises questions about the role of human farmers.
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WHY IT MATTERS: indeed a better place to start with autonomous electric vehicles appears to be a tractor in a field. And looking at John Deere over the past few years AI and big data are the way to go.

 

Other interesting articles: 

https://electrek.co/2022/01/04/john-deere-takes-a-step-into-the-future-with-first-fully-autonomous-tractor/ 

https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/07/how-john-deere-created-its-autonomous-tractor/

especially this one on the future of farming that includes other futuristic applications of AI and self driving.

https://www.deere.co.uk/en/agriculture/future-of-farming/

 

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Urban Transportation Will Go All-Electric Sooner Than You Think

Urban Transportation Will Go All-Electric Sooner Than You Think | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
Think of the vehicle that will change urban transportation. If the image in your mind is not an electric bus, you’re thinking of the wrong vehicle. The electrification of the passenger vehicle has made headlines for good reason. Vehicles like the Tesla Model S and BMW i8 are beautiful and fast, and cars like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf offer compelling value to commuters. But we’d be lucky if plug-in vehicles represent more than 5 percent of passenger vehicles sold in the United States over t
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A very good review of electric business case for urban transportation. I picked the chart that shows the price drop of solar energy price because it demonstrates visually why we may now be at an inflection point.


WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

Electric transportation may be the first in a series of transformations where energy production becomes low cost whith very high battery densities providing long term autonomy, an essential component of the mobile aspect of digital transformations.

s.w.suriadjaja's curator insight, July 13, 2015 9:33 PM

#ElectricCars #SmartCity #GreenCity #GreenTechnology

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