A farmer harvesting Leeks in Burscough, Lancashire. September, 2017. UK Weather drying conditions in late summer. A John Deere 6210R tracked automatic harvester, guided by satellite GPS a form of autonomous technology. It is considered driverless because it can operate without the presence of a human inside the tractor itself. Like other ground vehicles, they are programmed to independently observe their position, decide the speed and avoid obstacles such as people, or objects in the field, while performing their task whilst using wireless technologies on farm land.


Burscough, Lancashire. 7th September, 2017. UK Weather. Drying conditions for harvesting leeks with a John Deere 6210R tracked automatic harvester, guided by satellite a form of autonomous technology. It is considered driverless because it can operate without the presence of a human inside the tractor itself. Like other ground vehicles, they are programmed to independently observe their position, decide speed and avoid obstacles such as people, animals or objects in the field, while performing their task whilst using GPS and wireless technologies to farm land. Traditionally, demand for leek increases from September, when the holiday season is over.


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Location: Burscough, United Kingdom
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