Automatic tractor driving experiment with 5G Aiming to drive on farm roads Hokkaido November 17, 5:30
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An experiment on automatic tractor operation was conducted in Hokkaido using 5G, a high-speed, large-capacity communication standard.
We are aiming for more practical usage, not only in the fields but also on farm roads.
This autonomous driving experiment was jointly conducted by NTT, Hokkaido University, and Iwamizawa City.
On the 9th of this month, when the experiment was released, it was verified whether the self-driving tractor could work without problems while moving between the remote fields through the farm road.
A tractor appeared on the farm road from a monitoring center about 10 kilometers away, aiming to control more practical and precise movements even from a distance by utilizing high-speed, large-capacity 5G. I was checking if I could stop driving safely by detecting people.
Mr. Yoshikazu Kusumi, general manager of NTT, said, "We are facing the problem of having to manage a large-scale farm by one farmer due to labor shortage. It can be managed automatically. "