TechnologyJohn Deere, Caterpillar spearhead machinery tech transformation
Self-driving seeding machines and mining trucks backed by data-driven innovation
A John Deere exhibit at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. (Photo by Takafumi Hotta)
TAKAFUMI HOTTA, Nikkei staff writer
NEW YORK -- Top U.S. agricultural and construction machinery manufacturers Deere & Co. and Caterpillar are looking to evolve into full-blown tech companies, pushing self-driving technology beyond what the passenger car industry has been able to achieve.