# Kubota expands autonomy pilot to M5L tractor for specialty crops

> The Agtonomy collaboration will test autonomous orchard and nut-farm operations; availability is expected in early 2027.

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Kubota North America announced on 21 October a new phase of its collaboration with Agtonomy, expanding the autonomous pilot to the M5 Low Profile (M5L) diesel tractor. The initiative targets orchard and nut growers and remains a pilot.

Integration work is intended to support spraying, mowing and under-plant cultivation, among other tasks. Kubota said autonomous M5L tractors are expected to be available in early 2027; the announcement gives no more precise date and does not say commercial availability has begun.

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### Kubota expands autonomy pilot to M5L tractor for specialty crops

Methodology: Dates and status follow the announcement; planning or pilot expansion is not described as completed deployment.

| date | label | description | status |
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| 2026-10-21 | Kubota expands autonomy pilot to M5L tractor for specialty crops | Kubota North America announced on 21 October a new phase of its collaboration with Agtonomy, expanding the autonomous pilot to the M5 Low Profile (M5L) diesel tractor. The initiative targets orchard and nut growers and remains a pilot. | occurred |

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- [Kubota North America Corporation](<https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kubota-expands-autonomous-solutions-and-introduces-the-m5l-tractor-for-specialty-crops-302914781.html>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21)

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