California farmers push to overturn ban on fully autonomous tractors
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Summary
California's safety regulations currently require human operators to be present for autonomous farming equipment, banning fully self-operating tractors and similar machinery. Farmers argue this restriction hurts their business efficiency and could lead to higher food prices nationwide, while state safety regulators maintain the operator requirement for safety reasons.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledFarmers say that hurts their business, and could impact food prices for the rest of the country.
State safety regulators say operators have to be at the controls, with few exceptions.
In some states, autonomous farming equipment is put to work on farms, doing things like spreading fertilizer or getting rid of insects.
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