PTx Trimble Wins Coveted Davidson Prize for Autonomous Grain Cart

• PTx Trimble's OutRunTM, an autonomous retrofit grain cart solution, won the Davidson Prize at Commodity Classic 2025.

• The Davidson Prize, awarded by ASABE and AEM, honors innovations in agricultural engineering that enhance efficiency, sustainability, and productivity.

• OutRunTM addresses labor shortages by allowing operators to manage both the combine and grain cart, optimizing harvest times and yields.

• The retrofit kit is compatible with John Deere 8R or 8000R tractors and will be available for Fendt models in 2026.

• AGCO and its brands have secured four Davidson Prizes in the past five years, highlighting their commitment to agricultural innovation.

PTx Trimble, formed in 2024 by AGCO and Trimble, is proud to announce OutRunTM, the first commercially available autonomous retrofit grain cart solution on the market, has been awarded the prestigious Davidson Prize at Commodity Classic 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

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The award, presented by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), recognizes breakthrough innovations in agricultural engineering that improve efficiency, sustainability and productivity. OutRun was recognized for its ability to help farmers maximize yield and combat the labor shortage many farmers are facing around the world.

"OutRun was designed as a cost-effective way to help farmers with labor issues, allowing operators to run both the combine and the grain cart during critical harvest times," said Andrew Sunderman, vice president of product & customer experience, PTx. "As the latest in PTx Trimble's commitment to its retrofit-first strategy for autonomy, OutRun allows farmers to use autonomous technology to harvest at the optimal time to maximize yield without needing to find experienced grain cart operators, saving time and expenses."

OutRun is a self-contained retrofit kit that currently enables autonomous grain cart operation on John Deere 8R or 8000R tractors with IVT and will be commercially available on Fendt models in 2026. The grain cart can be staged or be called for unloading without the need for another driver. Once full, the combine operator can then send the grain cart to a predefined truck unload zone for manual unloading. 

The Davidson Prize is named for J.B. Davidson, the father of modern agricultural engineering. ASABE and AEM created the Davidson Prize to celebrate extraordinary innovation and impact in agricultural, food and biological systems. A maximum of three prizes are awarded each year, selected from the 10 top-scoring AE50 winners and representing the best of the year's newly introduced products. Winners are projected to have a significant impact on agricultural production, efficiency or safety. These award-winning products represent the diversity of engineering and technology, as well as the variety of companies that continue to bring advanced technology and exciting improvements to the marketplace. AGCO and its leading brands have won four Davidson prizes in the last five years, a testament to the AGCO teams who are innovating daily for farmers around the globe.