Case IH's self-driving tractors are the Terminators of the agricultural world

Anyone who thought Google's puny self-driving car was the most badass autonomous vehicle around has clearly never seen agricultural equipment manufacturer Case IH's newly unveiled robotic tractor. Carrying the admittedly non-badass name "Autonomous Concept Vehicle," the self-driving farm vehicle -- which was co-developed with driverless tech company Autonomous Solutions Inc. -- recently made its debut at the aptly named Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. "With the growing urbanization of rural America, more and more farms are going to corporate," Matt Nielsen, marketing director at Autonomous Solutions Inc., told Digital Trends. "Getting skilled labor is one of the key challenges facing farmers today. As we travel across the U.S., we keep hearing that farmers can't get and keep good labor. During harvest, time is extremely valuable. These concept autonomous tractors would allow for true 24-hour operation to harvest or plant in critical, limited-time windows."