Livermore, California – :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} announces the commercial rollout of Autodrive™ technology on the MK-V platform. This marks the world’s first driver-optional tractor—electric or diesel—that ships with a fully autonomous dairy feed-pushing feature made commercially available to dairies in 2025.

The Monarch MK-V stacks conventional tractor multi-operation ability with: zero-emission electrification, sensor-based autonomy, labor optimization, and remote fleet monitoring—critical to solve dairy labor shortages while improving milk output consistency. Hour-wise feed access enables healthier cattle and significantly higher milk yields, directly impacting long-term dairy margins.

“More Food. More Milk. More Profits.”
— Monarch Autodrive™ value manifesto for dairy automation, 2025

What Makes the Autodrive™ Feature a Gamechanger

• First commercially available fully autonomous driver-optional feed pushing feature.
• Remotely monitor feed pushing while doing other critical farm tasks.
• U-turn navigation in aisle headlands without driver assistance.
• Feed consistency every hour → Direct milk growth impact.
• Silent, healthier dairy aisles due to electric zero-emission mobility.
• Supports both all-weather outdoor aisles + shade-cloth covered lanes.

Sustainable Powertrain & Smart Stack

The electric drivetrain in Monarch MK-V lowers fuel costs drastically. With 360° cameras, GPS guidance and Monarch WingspanAI digital stack, dairies can track performance metrics, view historical field insights, and power other devices using built-in 12V, 110V and 220V plugs—acting as a mobile farm power-wall, delivering security during outages.

Partnership-First & Future Expansion 2025

Following commercial success in outdoor and shade-cloth aisles, Monarch is now testing Autodrive™ on indoor and partially-covered dairies. The next milestone planned for Summer 2025:

• Rollout to indoor dairies and partially-covered lanes.
• Refinement for vertically trellised farms (VT farms) like: vineyards, berries, apples and cherry trellises.
• Beta going commercial soon for indoor dairies.

Voices Behind the Innovation

Praveen Penmetsa, CEO & Co-Founder, Monarch Tractor: “Autonomous feed pushing delivers immense value to dairies by improving operational efficiency while increasing milk production consistency.”

Saurabh Gupta, CPO, Monarch Tractor: “Replicating a human driver’s nuanced farm decisions demanded incredibly sophisticated AI—a monumental technical milestone for commercial autonomy.”

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About Monarch Tractor

Monarch Tractor is a pioneer in agri-robotics hardware and software, manufacturing the MK-V—the world’s first fully electric, sensor-armed, driver-optional smart tractor—powered by WingspanAI digital intelligence stack, designed to support modern dairies and specialty VT farms with safe autonomy, quiet aisles, fleet telematics, emissions reduction and labor-first innovations driving 2025.

SOURCE: Monarch Tractor