PHOTO | Eima 2024: Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 with autonomous kit

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The Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 Smart Vineyard Tractor is an impressive sight at the Eima 2024 trade show in Bologna, Italy. This narrow tractor, in a striking matte black finish with Pneutrac tires. Photos: Bas van Hattum

The biggest trends at the Eima 2024 trade fair in Bologna (Italy) are once again electrification and autonomous technology in tractors and self-propelled machines. The number of electric tractors, feed mixers, and telehandlers is significantly increasing. A standout at the Same Deutz-Fahr (SDF) booth is the black narrow-track tractor, the Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115.

The TTV 5115 is marked with ‘SVT’, standing for Smart Vineyard Tractor, and is equipped with front, rear, and side cameras, a GPS antenna, and safety bumpers, indicating its autonomous capabilities. The autonomous technology for the TTV 5115 comes from French robotics manufacturer VitiBot, known for developing the Bakus robot, designed for mowing and spraying in vineyards. SDF acquired VitiBot two years ago and has leveraged their expertise to accelerate the integration of autonomous technology in their tractors. The Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 narrow tractor is expected to enter the market no earlier than two years from now.

De Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115-smalspoortrekker is van voor tot achter helemaal volgebouwd met techniek en hydrauliek. De bumper voorop is een detectiesensor.

The TTV 5115 is packed with advanced technology and hydraulics, featuring a front bumper with a detection sensor.

Zowel voor als achterop de cabine hangt deze ZED-camera om de omgeving af te speuren. Boven de cabine staat de satellietontvanger.

ZED cameras mounted on the front and rear of the cab to monitor the surroundings, and a satellite receiver atop the cab.

Een noodstop hoort bij een autonoom voertuig. Ook aan de andere kant van de tractor zit zo’n knop.

Emergency stop buttons are located on both sides of the tractor.

Nauwelijks te zien, maar ook aan de zijkant van het cabinedak brengen camera’s de hele zijkant van de Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115 in beeld.

Barely visible, but cameras on the side of the cab roof also provide a full view of the entire side of the Deutz-Fahr TTV 5115.

Autonoom betekent dat de trekker in alle omstandigheden door moet kunnen gaan. Vandaar dat de aandrijfas van de voorwielaandrijving extra afgeschermd is, zodat lang gras of kruid niet gaat wikkelen.

Autonomous operation means the tractor must be able to continue under all conditions. Therefore, the front-wheel-drive shaft is extra shielded to prevent long grass or plants from wrapping around it.

Ook achterop de autonome Deutz-Fahr is een grote sensor in de hef gemonteerd.

A large sensor is also mounted on the rear lift of the autonomous Deutz-Fahr.

Dit is de VitiBot Bakus-robot voor de wijnbouw. De sensoren op deze robot zijn nagenoeg gelijk aan die op de autonome Deutz-Fahr. Moederbedrijf Same Deutz Fahr nam twee jaar terug deze fabrikant over.

The VitiBot Bakus robot, designed for vineyard operations, features sensors nearly identical to those on the autonomous Deutz-Fahr tractor. This similarity stems from Same Deutz-Fahr’s acquisition of VitiBot two years ago, enabling the integration of VitiBot’s advanced autonomous technology into Deutz-Fahr’s machinery.