AutoTrac™: 20 Years of Precision Guidance
Guided by Progress
When the gold standard of steering systems turns 20 years old, it’s an excellent time to look at how this fascinating journey unfolded and where it has taken us. From basic to advanced, from machine guidance to implement guidance to automation, from the latest John Deere machines to legacy machines of all makes the field-proven steering system has helped a vast farming community work more profitably and sustainably.
Easy to Use
The simple, convenient operation makes you more profitable.
For Every Machine
Flexible transfer from machine to machine or factory integrated. Choose from integrated AutoTrac™, AutoTrac™ Universal, Greenfit and AutoTrac™ TIM.
Year-Round Use
Use AutoTrac™ all year round in every production step and field work of your farming business.
Just Get Started
All you need is a display, a StarFire™ receiver and a steering unit.
AutoTrac™ TIM
AutoTrac™ TIM turns a tractor/implement combination into the perfect team to achieve maximum precision, efficiency, and comfort.
Farm Smart, Profit More
How? Here’s just one example: AutoTrac™ reduces gaps and overlaps so that your input costs and fuel consumption are reduced while also letting you work faster. Depending on the application, you can expect input savings of up to 8%* and productivity increases of up to 14%**.
Five Major Milestones in AutoTrac™ History
2002
The Birth of AutoTrac™
We started by integrating AutoTrac™ in our large tractors, and some true pioneers greeted it enthusiastically. But many others thought, „I don‘t need this. I can drive in a straight line“. History proved us correct. Today most of our customers cannot imagine working without AutoTrac™ anymore.
2006
Going Universal
The introduction of AutoTrac™ Universal made automatic steering available to the entire fleet of a farm and added the high-precision RTK signal for powering advanced applications.
2012
Hello Machine Sync
Synchronizing the speed of the combine & tractor during unloading made the process so much safer and effortless. We also released AutoTrac™ Controller to allow further integration of AutoTrac™ with competitive brands and introduced Active Implement Guidance to significantly increase the accuracy of input placement.
2020
AutoPath Ease
Released as a software update, AutoPath was an easy way for our customers to simplify guidance line management throughout the year to align different production steps.
2022
We’re Autonomous
20 years after the guidance journey started, we made another giant leap forward by introducing fully autonomous tractors and released AutoTrac™ TIM to the market with full integration for machines of many brands and full AEF ISOBUS standard support.
Explore the Groundbreaking AutoTrac™ History
Join us on the ever-accelerating AutoTrac™ journey through many game-changing innovations.
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2002
AutoTrac™ Automatic Steering
AutoTrac™ automatic steering for John Deere machines
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2006
AutoTrac™ Universal
AutoTrac™ Universal for retrofitting mixed fleets with automatic steering
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2006
Radio RTK
RTK Signal for highest accuracy, quick signal availability and no satellite drift
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2006
Automatic Section Control
Automatic Section Control optimizes application & minimizes overlaps in the field and at boundaries
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2008
AutoTrac™ iTEC Pro™
AutoTrac™ Turn Automation at headlands with ITEC Pro™
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2009
AutoTrac™ Implement Guidance
Ensures exact positioning of implement
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2012
Active Implement Guidance
Active Implement Guidance puts machine and implement on the same precise path
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2012
Machine Sync
Machine Sync automates the unloading process for two machines working together.
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2012
AutoTrac™ Controller
AutoTrac™ Controller to retrofit integrated AutoTrac on mixed fleets
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2013
John Deere Operations Center™
Powerful tool to manage guidance lines and much more online
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2014
Remote Display Access
Superior operator support through Remote Display Access
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2019
AutoTrac™ GREEN FIT
AutoTrac™ through Reichardt GREEN FIT for easy retrofit of mixed fleets
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2020
AutoPath™
AutoPath™ simplifies guidance line management for different implement width
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2022
AutoTrac™ TIM
AutoTrac™ TIM through AEF ISOBUS interface for mixed fleets
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2022
Autonomous 8R Tractor
Autonomous 8R Tractor introduced
Talk to an AutoTrac™ expert
Are you looking to get started with AutoTrac™? Are you thinking about upgrading to a higher-precision signal (SF3 or mobile RTK)? Talk to your dealer to explore how AutoTrac™ can work best for your goals.
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