加利福罗，加拿大君主拖拉机推出了它声称的“世界上第一个全电动，驾驶员可选的，智能拖拉机集成在一个平台上。”40-HP机器专为喷洒果园和葡萄园等基本农业应用而设计。据该公司介绍，它比传统的柴油拖拉机效率42％。

The compact machine features a low-torque electric motor that delivers 200 newton-meters (Nm) of torque compared to the 90 to 120 Nm of a diesel engine. It can operate with or without a driver. The tractor can perform preprogrammed tasks without a driver or an operator can use Monarch’s interactive automation features, including Gesture and Shadow modes, to have the tractor follow a worker on the job.

“今天的农民面临许多challenges, including labor shortages, effects of climate change, safety concerns, increased customer scrutiny for sustainability demands and government regulations,” says Praveen Penmetsa, CEO of Monarch Tractor. “[We address] these issues by combining electrification, automation, machine learning and data analysis to enhance farmer’s existing operations, increase labor productivity and safety, and maximize yields to cut overhead costs and emissions.

索赔Penmetsa，“[我们是]以前所未有的智能，技术和安全功能迎来农业的数字转型。”“我们组建了一个世界级的农民，工程师和科学家团队，以满足今天的农业需求，并通过给予他们智能工具来收集更多预测数据来实现可持续惯例，更好地分享他们的故事并赚更多金钱来赋予农民。

“Traditional diesel tractors produce roughly 14 times the emissions as the average car,” Penmetsa points out. “[Our] tractor is 100 percent electric and has zero tailpipe emissions. It also serves as a 3-in-1 electrification tool operating not only as a tractor.” For instance, it can perform as a generator that enables farmers to operate drills, saws, welders and other electric tools in the field.

根据Penmetsa的说法，拖拉机每天可以收集和分析超过240千兆字节的作物数据。它可以与农民的当前工具合作，以及下一代智能实施。

“处理传感器和成像以提供可用于实时实施调整的关键数据点，以及长期产量估计，目前的生长阶段和其他植物作物健康指标，”Penmetsa说。“利用机器学习，[我们的拖拉机]能够消化这些数据并提供对现场健康的长期分析，提高其运行较长的准确性。”

君主拖拉机将在加利福尼亚州利维罗尔组装其机器，第一批出货计划开始这一秋季。“我们对制造业有不同的方法;我们有一个Microctory战略，“君主拖拉机总裁Mark Schwager。Schwager以前曾担任Tesla的Gigafactory项目负责人。他还领导了运营规划团队，并为CA弗里蒙特的特斯拉旗舰厂建造了业务系统。

“数百名农民签署了君主拖拉机，我们期待为其现有的农业运营提供新的可持续性和效率，”Penmetsa增加。

The startup company has also attracted investors ranging from Dennis Muilenburg, the former CEO of Boeing, to Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., a Japanese Tier One auto parts supplier that specializes in products such as ball joints, camshafts, differentials, transmission gears and suspension arms.