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1 Agricultural Tractor Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2018 to (781) WinterGreen Research, Inc. Lexington, Massachusetts

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3 CHECK OUT THESE KEY TOPICS Agricultural Tractor Robots: Lowering the Total Cost of Farming, Increasing Agricultural Yields, a Technology, Sensor and Camera Based Revolution Agricultural Tractor Robots Agriculture Internet of Things Digital farming Self-driving tractors Robotic Tractor Advanced Sensors and Guidance Systems Agriculture industry Harvest Automation Tractor Robots: Technology Evolves To Provide Better Management of Agriculture in the Era of Precision Farming Agricultural Tractor Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, LEXINGTON, Massachusetts (May 25, 2018) WinterGreen Research announces that it has published a new study Agricultural Tractor Robots: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2018 to The 2018 study has 210 pages, 110 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve continuing growth as Agricultural Tractor Robots proves its value by managing digital farming and implementing self-driving capabilities and features in real time provide farming management. The agriculture industry is a $5 trillion industry representing 10% of global consumer spending, 40 percent of employment and 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally. Robotic tractors are positioned to help agriculture to be more precise, more efficient, and more productive. Use of much small tractors will help the soil base, creating less impact on compaction. Agricultural efficiency improvement is impactful to humanity, changing the size of population, quality of life and making a better future. Agricultural self-driving features for tractors are the beginning of a full rollout of robot technologies. Self-driving features in place depend on having a human control the tractors initially. This is a first step in building fully autonomous tractors. One of the main objections to completely trusting self-driving tractors seems to be the fear of potential accidents. When the vehicles are running unattended there are often obstacles encountered that may cause problems, raising the specter of ruining the tractor.

4 A $185 million market worldwide in 2017, the Agricultural Tractor Robots market is expected to reach $3.2 billion by WinterGreen Research is an independent research organization funded by the sale of market research studies all over the world and by the implementation of ROI models that are used to calculate the total cost of ownership of equipment, services, and software. The company has 35 distributors worldwide, including Global Information Info Shop, Market Research.com, Research and Markets, electronics.ca, Bloomberg, and Thompson Financial. WinterGreen Research is positioned to help customers facing challenges that define the modern enterprises. The increasingly global nature of science, technology and engineering is a reflection of the implementation of the globally integrated enterprise. Customers trust wintergreen research to work alongside them to ensure the success of the participation in a particular market segment. WinterGreen Research supports various market segment programs; provides trusted technical services to the marketing departments. It carries out accurate market share and forecast analysis services for a range of commercial and government customers globally. These are all vital market research support solutions requiring trust and integrity. Key Words: Agricultural Tractor Robots, Agriculture Internet of Things, Digital farming, Self-driving tractors, Robotic Tractor Advanced Sensors and Guidance Systems, Agriculture industry, Harvest Automation, Companies Profiled Market Leaders John Deere AGCO (Fendt) CNH Global (Case IH) Autonomous Tractor Corporation

5 Agricultural Tractor Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2018 to 2024 Report Methodology This is the 798th report in a series of primary market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the Internet, computer, software, telephone equipment, health equipment, and energy. Automated process and significant growth potential are priorities in topic selection. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases. The primary research is conducted by talking to customers, distributors and companies. The survey data is not enough to make accurate assessment of market size, so WinterGreen Research looks at the value of shipments and the average price to achieve market assessments. Our track record in achieving accuracy is unsurpassed in the industry. We are known for being able to develop accurate market shares and projections. This is our specialty. The analyst process is concentrated on getting good market numbers. This process involves looking at the markets from several different perspectives, including vendor shipments. The interview process is an essential aspect as well. We do have a lot of granular analysis of the different shipments by vendor in the study and addenda prepared after the study was published if that is appropriate. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participant in the segment. Installed base analysis and unit analysis is based on interviews and an information search. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, opinion leaders, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and industry leaders in the market segment. We establish accurate market forecasts based on economic and market conditions as a base. Use input/output ratios, flow charts, and other economic methods to quantify data. Use in-house analysts who meet stringent quality standards.

6 Interviewing key industry participants, experts and end-users is a central part of the study. Our research includes access to large proprietary databases. Literature search includes analysis of trade publications, government reports, and corporate literature. Findings and conclusions of this report are based on information gathered from industry sources, including manufacturers, distributors, partners, opinion leaders, and users. Interview data was combined with information gathered through an extensive review of internet and printed sources such as trade publications, trade associations, company literature, and online databases. The projections contained in this report are checked from top down and bottom up analysis to be sure there is congruence from that perspective. The base year for analysis and projection is Several years prior to that baseline serve as a guide for making forecasts, market projections were developed for 2018 through These projections are based on a combination of a consensus among the opinion leader contacts interviewed combined with understanding of the key market drivers and their impact from a historical and analytical perspective. The analytical methodologies used to generate the market estimates are based on penetration analyses, similar market analyses, and delta calculations to supplement independent and dependent variable analysis. All analyses are displaying selected descriptions of products and services. This research includes reference to an ROI model that is part of a series that provides IT systems financial planners access to information that supports analysis of all the numbers that impact management of a product launch or large and complex data center. The methodology used in the models relates to having a sophisticated analytical technique for understanding the impact of workload on processor consumption and cost. WinterGreen Research has looked at the metrics and independent research to develop assumptions that reflect the actual anticipated usage and cost of systems. Comparative analyses reflect the input of these values into models. The variables and assumptions provided in the market research study and the ROI models are based on extensive experience in providing research to large enterprise organizations and data centers. The ROI models have lists of servers from different manufacturers, Systems z models from IBM, and labor costs by category around the world. This information has been developed from WinterGreen research proprietary data bases constructed as a result of preparing market research studies that address the software, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and hardware businesses. YOU MUST HAVE THIS STUDY

7 Agricultural Tractor Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Table of Contents Agricultural Tractor Robots: Executive Summary The study is designed to give a comprehensive overview of the Agricultural Tractor Robots market segment. Research represents a selection from the mountains of data available of the most relevant and cogent market materials, with selections made by the most senior analysts. Commentary on every aspect of the market from independent analysts creates an independent perspective in the evaluation of the market. In this manner the study presents a comprehensive overview of what is going on in this market, assisting managers with designing market strategies likely to succeed. Abstract: Agricultural Equipment Robots: Markets Growing Through Implementation of Digital Farming 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR ROBOTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 13 Agricultural Tractor Robots Market Driving Forces 13 Agricultural Robot Self Driving Tractor Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, AGRICULTURAL ROBOT MARKET DESCRIPTION AND MARKET DYNAMICS Digitization of Agricultural Markets Shift to Digital Agriculture Digital Farms a Reality Challenges of Agricultural Robots Automation In The Agricultural Industry Robots Find A Place in the Agriculture Industry Agricultural Robots Make Production More Efficient Use Of Industrial Robots for Agriculture Agricultural Robotics and Automation Precision Agriculture Info, Analysis, Tools Automatic Guidance Autonomous Machines Drones Breeding + Sensors + Robots Swarms of Precision Agriculture Robots RAS Agricultural Robotics and Automation (AgRA) Technical Committee Farm Bots Pick, Plant and Drive Relying On Illegal Immigrants Can Be A Legal Liability Harvest Automation Labor Process Automation The Growing Season Is Also The Shipping Season ROBOTIC AGRICULTURAL SELF- DRIVING TRACTORS MARKET SHARES AND MARKET FORECASTS Agriculture And Turf Automation Market Driving Forces Agricultural Tractors with Self Driving Features Market Shares John Deere Case IH New Holland Agricultural Robot Self Driving Tractor Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, Small, Medium and Large Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Forecasts, Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Segments Agricultural Tractors Installed Base and Self-Driving Tractor Robot Installed Base Market Forecasts, Percent Penetration Agricultural Internet of Things (IoT) 60

8 2.4.1 Agriculture IoT Food Production Increases Agriculture IoT: Global Shift to Use of Sensors Agriculture Internet of Things: Venture Investment Agriculture Internet of Things (IoT) Technology IoT Crop Water Management Agricultural Robotics Harvests and Crop Production Digital Farming Robotic Agricultural Self Driving Tractor Regional Market Segments Tractor Units with Self-Driving Features 77 2,4,1 Planting Equipment Agricultural Tractor Robots Pricing Agricultural Tractor Robots Regional Market Segments AGCO Japan Sicily Tractor Harvesting AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR ROBOTS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY Farm Tractor Auto-Steer Technology The Future of Swarms Technologies In Precision Agriculture Robotic Tractor Advanced Sensors and Guidance Systems Precise Control Provided by Autonomous Tractors Autonomous Tractor Connectivity Made Practical Mobile Devices Robotics Agricultural Robot Technologies An Electronic System Improves Different Agriculture Processes AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR ROBOTS COMPANY PROFILES Adigo Field Flux Robot AGCO AGCO Brands AGCO Fendt GuideConnect System AGCO Fendt Technology Ahead of The Legislation AGCO Revenue Arco Regional Global Harvest ARCO Sales by Product ARCO GuideConnect ARCO Fendt GuideConnect ARCO Future of Swarms ARCO Fendt Farm Equipment AGCO Agricultural Tractor Challenges ARCO Valtra Autonomous Tractor Corp. (ATC) AutoProbe AutoProbe Precision Agriculture High Quality Soil Sample CNH Global (Case IH) Case IH Seedbed Case IH Seedbed, From Surface to Floor Case IH Greater Convenience And Durability Case IH Precision Disk Chinese Agricultural Robots Claas Clearpath Robotics Grizzly RUV John Deere Deere & Company Revenue John Deere Combines with Self-Driving Features 151

9 4.9.3 John Deere Commercially-Available Tractor Machines With Autonomous Features John Deere Autonomous Mower Deere Smaller Tractors Autonomous Driving in Groups John Deere Autonomous Tractor John Deere Crop Spraying John Deere Autonomous Tractors John Deere Acquires See & Spray Robotics Startup Blue River Technology for $305m John Deere / Blue River Technology Blue River Remote Sensing Technology Blue River Technology High-Throughput, Field-Based Phenotyping Blue River Technology Zea Blue River Technology Drone-Based Phenotyping Blue River Technology Agricultural Robot Blue River Precision Lettuce Thinning - 80/84" Beds Lettuce Bot, Blue River Technology Blue River Technology Investors Blue River Technology Revenue Iseki & Co Kubota Tractor Lovol Mahindra Tractors Bayer / Monsanto / Precision Planting New Holland EZ-Pilot Nogchui Autonomous Tractor Professor Nogchui Agricultural Tractor Robot Uses Navigation Sensor Called AGI-3 GPS Compass Made by TOPCON Professor Nogchui Agricultural Tractor Robot Mapping System Nogchui Autonomous Tractor Robot Management Systems Sicily Tractor Harvesting Yanmar Agricultural Tractor Companies 196 WINTERGREEN RESEARCH, 198 WinterGreen Research Methodology 198 WinterGreen Research Process 200 Market Research Study 200 WinterGreen Research Global Market Intelligence Company 201 Abstract: Agricultural Equipment Robots: Markets Growing Through Implementation of Digital Farming 1 Figure 1. Agricultural Robot Self Driving Tractor Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, Figure 2. Agricultural Robots Functions 16 Figure 3. Agricultural Robot Market Driving Forces Employment Opportunity 17 Figure 4. Digital Farms a Reality 21 Figure 5. Transitioning To Precision Agricultural Methods 22 Figure 6. Precision Agricultural Functions 23 Figure 7. Precision Agricultural Vehicles 24 Figure 8. Digital Farm Characteristics 24 Figure 9. Precision Agriculture Data Types 25 Figure 10. Aspects of Agricultural Sector Modernization 28 Figure 11. Agricultural Robotics Positioned To Meet The Increasing Demands For Food And Bioenergy33 Figure 12. Autonomous Orchard Vehicle 38 Figure 13. Automated Picker Machine 39 Figure 14. Equipment That Is Configured to be Used with Self-Driving Tractors 42 Figure 15. Robotic Agricultural Tractors with Self Driving Features Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure 16. Robotic Agricultural Tractors with Self Driving Features Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide,

10 Figure 17. Robotic Agricultural Tractors with Self Driving Features Description, Companies, Worldwide, Figure 18. Agricultural Robot Self Driving Tractor Market Forecasts Dollars, Worldwide, Figure 19. Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure 20. Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Forecasts, Units, Worldwide, Figure 21. Large Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure 22. Mid-size Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure 23. Small Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure 24. Small, Medium, and Large Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Forecasts, Percent, Worldwide, Figure 25. Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Segments, Dollars, Worldwide, Figure 26. Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Segments, Percent, Worldwide, Figure 27. Agricultural Tractors Installed Base and Self-Driving Tractor Robot Installed Base Market Forecasts, Percent Penetration, Worldwide, Figure 28. Agricultural Tractors with Self-Driving Features and Tractor Robot Market Forecasts, Units, Worldwide, Figure 29. Two Billion Sensors in Farms Globally by Figure 30. Agriculture Internet of Things: Venture Investment 64 Figure 31. Agricultural Sector The Technological Development of Internet of Things 65 Figure 32. Challenges Brought by Tractors Doing Automation 67 Figure 33. Modernized Agriculture Telegarden, As Installed At Ars Electronica 68 Figure 34. Precision Farming Market Forecasts, Dollars and Percent, Worldwide, Figure 35. Digital Farming Functions 71 Figure 36. Robotic Agricultural Self Driving Tractor Regional Market Segments, Figure 37. Robotic Agricultural Self Driving Tractor Regional Market Segments, Figure 38. Transitioning To Precision Agricultural Methods 74 Figure 39. Autonomous Tractor System Benefits: 74 Figure 40. Tractor Robot Factors Driving Sales 75 Figure 41. Factors Affecting New Agricultural Equipment Sales 76 Figure 42. Tractor Systems 77 Figure 43. Small Tractor Used For Manual Artichokes Harvesting 90 Figure 44. Agricultural Robot Applications GPS/GNSS 99 Figure 45. Robotic Tractor Advanced Sensors and Guidance System Uses 100 Figure 46. Autonomous Tractor Connectivity Functions 101 Figure 47. Agricultural Autonomous Equipment Market Driving Forces 102 Figure 48. Long-Term Global Agricultural Tractor Market Forecast Factors 103 Figure 49. Follow Me Robotic Tractors 105 Figure 50. Agricultural Robot Technologies 106 Figure 51. Adigo Field Flux Robot 111 Figure 52. Adigo Field Flux Robot Features 112 Figure 53. AGCO Revenue Highlights 115 Figure 54. AGCO Regional Revenue of Independent Dealers and Distributors 116 Figure 55. ARCO Sales by Product 119 Figure 56. Fendt GuideConnect 123

11 Figure 57. AGCO Large Tractor 128 Figure 58. Challenger Precision Farming 129 Figure 59. AGCO Agricultural Products 129 Figure 60. Autonomous Tractors Traverse Fields 130 Figure 61. Soil Samples and Phosphorus 133 Figure 62. Case IH High-Speed Precision Planting Market 134 Figure 63. Case IH Cabless Row Crop Tractor 135 Figure 64. Case IH Seedbed 136 Figure 65. Case IH Precision Disk 500T 140 Figure 66. Case IH Autonomous Tractor 141 Figure 67. Chinese Farmbot Tractor Image 142 Figure 68. Clearpath Robotics Grizzly RUV 145 Figure 69. Clearpath Robotics Grizzly Robot 146 Figure 70. Clearpath Robotics Grizzly Robot Workhorse Functions 147 Figure 71. Deere & Company Revenue 149 Figure 72. John Deere Combine with Self-Driving Features 151 Figure 73. John Deere s Intelligent Solutions Group Functional Development 152 Figure 74. John Deere Autonomous Mower 153 Figure 75. John Deere Automated Seed Planting High-Speed Precision Planting Market 155 Figure 76. John Deere Autonomous Tractors 156 Figure 77. John Deere Autonomous Flexible Use Tractor 157 Figure 78. John Deere Crop Spraying 158 Figure 79. John Deere Autonomous Tractor 159 Figure 80. Blue River Technology Agricultural Tractor Robots: 162 Figure 81. Blue River Technology Visualization Spray Tractor Can Identify Plants And Weeds To Spray Chemicals 163 Figure 82. John Deere / Blue River Technologies: 165 Figure 83. Blue River Technology High-Throughput, Field-Based Phenotyping Functions 165 Figure 84. Blue River Technology Zea Measurement Functions 166 Figure 85. Blue River Technology Drone-Based Phenotyping Functions 167 Figure 86. Blue River All-In-One Drone Service Functions 168 Figure 87. Blue River All-In-One Drone Measurement Functions 169 Figure 88. Blue River Technology Agricultural Robot 170 Figure 89. Blue River Precision Lettuce Thinning 40/42" Beds Agricultural Robot 171 Figure 90. Blue River Technology Agricultural Robot Functions 172 Figure 91. Blue River Precision Lettuce Thinning - 80/84" beds 173 Figure 92. Blue River Technology Delicate Crop Weeding And Harvesting Machine Functions175 Figure 93. Blue River Technology Delicate Crop Weeding And Harvesting Machine Benefits176 Figure 94. Blue River Technology Investors 177 Figure 95. Kubota Self Driving Tractor 179 Figure 96. Kubota Self Driving Tractor Functions 180 Figure 97. Lovol 180 Figure 98. Loval Tractors 181 Figure 99. New Holland Autonomous Tractor 183 Figure 100. New Holland Assisted Hands Free Steering System 184 Figure 101. Nogchui Autonomous Tractor Grading, Japan 186 Figure 102. Nogchui Autonomous Tractor Working Field 187 Figure 103. Hokkaido University Prof Shin Noguchi Robotics Research, Includes Automated Tractors and Aerial Sensing By Drones 190 Figure 104. At Least 1 Tractor In A Swarm Will Be Manned 191 Figure 105. Professor Nogchui Autonomous Tractor Navigation Map Information 192 Figure 106. Sicily Small Tractor Used For Manual Artichoke Harvesting 194

12 ABOUT THE COMPANY WinterGreen Research, research strategy relates to identifying market trends through reading and interviewing opinion leaders. By using analysis of published materials, interview material, private research, detailed research, social network materials, blogs, and electronic analytics, the market size, shares, and trends are identified. Analysis of the published materials and interviews permits WinterGreen Research senior analysts to learn a lot more about markets. Discovering, tracking, and thinking about market trends is a high priority at WinterGreen Research. As with all research, the value proposition for competitive analysis comes from intellectual input. WinterGreen Research, founded in 1985, provides strategic market assessments in telecommunications, communications equipment, health care, Software, Internet, Energy Generation, Energy Storage, Renewable energy, and advanced computer technology. Industry reports focus on opportunities that expand existing markets or develop major new markets. The reports access new product and service positioning strategies, new and evolving technologies, and technological impact on products, services, and markets. Innovation that drives markets is explored. Market shares are provided. Leading market participants are profiled, and their marketing strategies, acquisitions, and strategic alliances are discussed. The principals of WinterGreen Research have been involved in analysis and forecasting of international business opportunities in telecommunications and advanced computer technology markets for over 30 years. The studies provide primary analytical insight about the market participants. By publishing material relevant to the positioning of each company, readers can look at the basis for analysis. By providing descriptions of each major participant in the market, the reader is not dependent on analyst assumptions, the information backing the assumptions is provided, permitting readers to examine the basis for the conclusions. WinterGreen Research is positioned to help customers facing challenges that define the modern enterprises. The increasingly global nature of science, technology and engineering is a reflection of the implementation of the globally integrated enterprise. Customers trust wintergreen research to work alongside them to ensure the success of the participation in a particular market segment. WinterGreen Research supports various market segment programs; provides trusted technical services to the marketing departments. It carries out accurate market share and forecast analysis services for a range of commercial and government customers globally. These are all vital market research support solutions requiring trust and integrity.

13 About The Principal Authors Susan Eustis, President, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, is a senior analyst. She has done research in communications, healthcare equipment, and computer markets and applications. She holds several patents in microcomputing and parallel processing. She has the original patents in electronic voting machines. She has new patent applications in format varying, mulitprocessing, electronic voting, and oxygen management. She is the author of recent studies of the drone and robot marketing strategies, Internet equipment, biometrics, biomaterials, a study of Internet Equipment, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, Digital Loop Carrier, Web Hosting, Web Services, and Application Integration markets. Ms. Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College. Ms. Eustis was named Top Woman CEO in 2012 by Who s Who Worldwide. She was named Top Woman Market Research Analyst in 2012, 2013,2014,2015, and She has been twice featured on the cover of the Women of Distinction magazine. She was cited in a recent Time Magazine article and major media articles on Youth Sports market growth. About the WinterGreen Research Team: The WinterGreen Research Team is comprised of senior analysts that prepare the market research and analysis that is offered to the client and developed using an iterative process to achieve a final study. Typical projects include providing market/viability research. The team can look at how drones can be applied to critical infrastructures safety, including: type of market existing, Barriers, Forecast demand and competitors, SWOT and competitive advantages, Price Analysis, product design recommendations (marketing orientation). Research is typically for many different regions or localities, for example EU countries including Spain, UK, Nordic, Germany, and France. Typical projects profile the United States and areas of Asia. It is common to three representative countries from South America, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. Representative countries from Asia APAC typically include Japan, China, India, and Australia. Critical infrastructure safety, including: type of market existing, barriers to entry and to faithful execution of product provision, forecast of demand, market share, SWOT, competitive advantage of major competitors, identification of new technologies and new companies, price performance analysis, product design recommendations, and marketing considerations are typical topics covered.