Monarch Tractor’s Praveen Penmetsa on fusing farming with AI and EVs | Decoder

At Code 2023, The Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel had the opportunity to hang out onstage with Monarch Tractor CEO Praveen Penmetsa for one of the most fascinating conversations of the entire event. Electrifying farms is hard and Praveen explained how he and Monarch are trying to tackle that challenge with autonomous, electric smart tractors. The ambition is to compete in an open way with closed platforms like John Deere, and Praveen said his goal for the Monarch platform is to become the Android of agriculture. Read more: Subscribe: Like The Verge on Facebook: Follow on Twitter: Follow on Instagram: Follow on TikTok: The Vergecast Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel: More about our podcasts: Read More: Community guidelines: Wallpapers from The Verge: Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Wednesday and Friday: