Talk:Driverless tractor

Please don't delete this page! It is for a class project and will be further filled out and worked on. However, help editing or adding information is always welcome! Thanks! --Eems.p (talk) 23:54, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Picture
The picture at the top of this article is not in any way of a driverless tractor, and is quite misleading. It would be better removed if a suitable one cannot be found. 217.39.59.168 (talk) 18:54, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Critiques
You need to include some pictures of the driverless tractor. --Youngpenn (talk) 15:48, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * If you're having a hard time finding images, you might be able to get photos from John Deere. You could try contacting their media relations people (link here) to get photos and permission to use them on Wikipedia.--Brodmont (talk) 15:53, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Or better yet might be to send an email to Autonomous Tractor Corp -- see http://www.autonomoustractor.com/index.html . They actually seem to have a product, at least in prototype form. --Brodmont (talk) 01:36, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

In your notes section number 7 lacks a proper citation. I do not recall the proper form for a website like that one but you should reference the Template:Citation page. --Youngpenn (talk) 16:06, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

You might consider renaming the "current manufacturers" section as the first sentence is that there are currently no manufacturers. Maybe something about John Deere and that company's role in the creation of the driverless tractor? Kslinker5493 (talk) 17:07, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

The safety section could use a bit more information. Have there been any incidents? What kind of safety testing has been done? Any statistics relating to safety?--MartellRedViper (talk) 14:57, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

The technology section should be expanded upon a little since this was a breakthrough in technology because it is a driverless tractor. --SJRick (talk) 15:18, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

History Section
The phrase "In the years proceeding" is probably correct technically, but it might be better to use language like "in subsequent years" or "as time went on" or "later" -- just to be a little clearer about your meaning.--Brodmont (talk) 16:00, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Per instructions from Prof McGrady, I cleaned up the language in this section a bit. --Brodmont (talk) 00:58, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Consider adding who or what company first came up with the idea for a driverless tractor and who first implemented it. You state that "several companies" began creating them in 2011 and 2012, but you don't list any of these companies (or possibly what motivated them to create these prototypes, where they plan to use them, etc.). The history section is good, but I think it needs more concrete details. Kslinker5493 (talk) 16:58, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Technology Section
Consider rewording the first sentence to something like "a move toward farming based heavily on automation," just to make it clearer.--Brodmont (talk) 16:07, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Based on comments from Prof McGrady, I cleaned up the language here myself.--Brodmont (talk) 00:57, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Like the history section, I think there need to be a few more concrete details. Maybe who first designed the new technology, if it was modeled after old technology, more about what the controllers do, etc. We get the gist from what is written so far, but I think the article would benefit from more details to add to its credibility. Also, the statement about "making some people nervous" might need to be reworded. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WEASEL#Unsupported_attributions about rules dealing with opinions of sources. Kslinker5493 (talk) 17:05, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
 * That statement, "A tractor operating without a driver makes some people nervous," probably ought to be eliminated -- see the "clarity" section of the WP MOS in the section about "Weasel Words" -- "phrases that are evasive, ambiguous, or misleading... evasive, ambiguous or misleading attribution." The reader would wonder, who are those people and what are they nervous about? You could improve this section by going to the reference you cite and writing a clearer statement about what the safety concerns are and who is concerned about them.--Brodmont (talk) 01:22, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Development Section
In this section, you have a link to an article about Autonomous Tractor Corp. but there is no WP article on this topic. Unless you mean to create such an article, you should unlink that text. One option would be to link to the company web site at http://www.autonomoustractor.com/index.html. --Brodmont (talk) 01:33, 3 April 2013 (UTC)