Agriculture Machinery
VALTRA AND ELISA INTRODUCE REMOTECONTROLLED TRACTOR MAJOR STEP TOWARDS AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
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altra and Elisa have joined forces to innovate a 5G solution which enables the remote operation of a tractor with the 5G network and a 360 camera. The solution is the first of its kind in the world. In March, Valtra and Elisa unveiled a remote-controlled tractor, utilising new-generation
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5G network technology. The collaboration was featured at the opening event of the Elisa 5G Showroom. The prototype solution enables the real-time, safe control and operation of a tractor hundreds of kilometres away. “Radio-controlled tractors have been in use for years, but it’s always meant staying within sight of the
machine. 5G revolutionises this, as now a tractor can be driven remotely from anywhere,” says Mikko Lehikoinen, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Valtra. “Elisa is a forerunner in 5G technology, both in Finland and internationally. The remote-controlled tractor that’s been developed together with Valtra and
May-June 2020
