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Autonomous Controversy Continues

Agriculture employers have been urging the Board to revise the current regulation about autonomous equipment, which dates back to the 1970s. In those days, self-propelled equipment was still in its rudimentary stages of development. Now, modern autonomous tractors, harvesters, cultivators, weeders, and other machines feature highly advanced electronics, imaging systems, and sensors to alert remote … Read More »

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Autonomous Advisory Committee

The long and winding road to resolving the decades-long issue of how and when autonomous vehicles and equipment can be used in California agriculture gets a kick-start on March 26th. That’s when the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will convene an advisory committee to discuss autonomous tractors. Cal/OSHA says the meeting will be virtual to allow for … Read More »

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