Personally, I believe that precision farming and self-driven robotic vehicles have a bright future. I also, however, understand how unforeseen events can have a negative impact on the development of beneficial new technologies. To this end, I encourage you to watch this recent YouTube clip showing how technology can something run amok. To save some time, you can start watching the video at the 4-minute mark:

(Note: I don’t know what—or who—caused this particular malfunction but it is important to understand how both the poor PR and the inevitable lawsuits may unfairly taint those companies working to develop driverless vehicles and tractors.)

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