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Clarkson Introduces AgBot T2 Driverless Tractor at Diddly Squat Farm, Prompting Job Security Concerns

The new £300,000 autonomous machine will perform precision drilling on 200 acres to reduce mistakes, freeing up labor

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Overview

  • Jeremy Clarkson has installed the AgBot T2 driverless tractor at Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire to automate seed drilling
  • The AgBot T2 carries a £300,000 price tag and features a 156-horsepower diesel engine capable of operating without rest
  • Clarkson says the autonomous tractor will cut human error and save about 30 hours of manual cultivation on his 200-acre fields
  • Kaleb Cooper, now a millionaire thanks to the series’ success, fears the new machine could jeopardize his position on the farm
  • Clarkson will use the AgBot T2 for unmanned precision drilling for the first time and plans to monitor its work through harvest