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Why SpaceX is joining forces with a tractor company - C C - Jan 19, 2024
https://gizmodo.com/spacex-john-deere-starlink-self-driving-tractors-farms-1851173822
INTRO: SpaceX is collaborating with agricultural industry giant John Deere to provide satellite internet connectivity, enabling its tractors to operate autonomously and communicate with each other in rural areas. The unlikely pairing announced an agreement on Tuesday to provide satellite internet to farmers, helping them connect new and existing machinery through SpaceX’s Starlink network.
In a post shared on X, SpaceX wrote, “Starlink is ideal for rural locations.” The company is hellbent on providing internet access to out-of-reach areas, whether on land, air, or sea. Through other partnerships, SpaceX is working with European satellite operator SES to connect cruise ships, as well as major airlines like Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways to provide Wi-Fi on planes.
Hooking up tractors on farmland feels like the right move to complete this internet trifecta, I suppose. Although broadband connectivity and cellular infrastructure has been expanding in rural areas, not all farmers have easy access to the internet... (MORE - details)