Caterpillar acquires Californian self-driving tractor startup

Caterpillar Inc. has acquired self-driving electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor, according to people familiar with the ...
AgWeb

‘Farmville for Real:’ How Autonomous Tech is Rebranding Tractor Drivers as Digital Operators

Agtonomy is tapping into the gaming generation to solve the ag labor crisis. Screen-based expertise replaces in-seat ...
Equipment World

Caterpillar Absorbs Tech Stack from Struggling Autonomy Startup Monarch Tractor

California autonomous, electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor has been acquired by Caterpillar for an undisclosed amount.
AFN

Exclusive: Monarch Tractor CEO—‘We should have pivoted harder and faster’

While some dealers allege the tractors were “defective,” Penmetsa insists that the tech delivered, but the firm’s business ...
Agri-Pulse

Tech industry grapples with data access ahead of Cal/OSHA autonomous tractor meeting

Technology leaders discussed some of the barriers to autonomous vehicle development during the 2025 World Agri-Tech Summit in San Francisco. (Photo: Chloe Lovejoy) As California’s agricultural sector ...

Caterpillar is said to acquire autonomous tractor startup Monarch

Caterpillar reportedly buys Monarch Tractor, gaining self-driving electric tractor tech as ag climate VC funding slumps.
KSAT

Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities

EAST LANSING, Mich. – In the soft dirt of an indoor horseback riding ring last month, a group of farmers got ready to test drive a new piece of equipment: an electric tractor. As they took turns ...