WABCO India Limited is known for its safety, efficiency and connectivity solutions for commercial vehicles, trailers and off-highway equipment. The company showed signs of focusing on the off-road agribusiness when it first showcased an innovative automated agricultural tractor concept at ‘Esclusive 2018’ technology event hosted by Escorts Limited in New Delhi. As a key technology partner to Escorts, Wabco back then presented the breakthrough integration concept to support new automated agricultural tractors. A little over a year the company has come up with its Automatic Manual Transmission (AMT) for tractors. It is said to aid better drivability and comfort.
According to V Ramanathan, VP, OE Sales and Marketing, Wabco India Ltd, the company has worked with a major OEMs and the transmission is still in the prototype stage. It is hopeful of the AMT attracting more drivers into the profession.
Claimed to be the industry’s first supplier to provide an innovative system integration solution in India the company combined a tractor’s major functionalities including Automated Manual Transmission (AMT), braking control, steering control, path control, implement control and Independent Power Take-Off (IPTO) to make a strong case for its off-road agribusiness solutions. Together with Escorts, the company aims to redefine agricultural practices in the country aimed at a higher output and at turning around mechanized farming. This is expected to lead to higher productivity and farmer earnings. The engineering and technology excellence and the collective R&D strength of both the companies are committed to futuristic agriculture solutions such as the AMT, and automated agricultural tractor concept. Coupled with its vision for accident-free driving and greener transportation solutions, the company claims to have excelled in bringing regular innovations to both the domestic market and other markets worldwide.
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