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Caterpillar acquires self-driving electric tractor startup
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Event summary
Caterpillar Inc. has acquired Monarch Tractor, a self-driving electric tractor startup that recently faced layoffs and struggled to commercialize its technology. Monarch Tractor, once dubbed the "Tesla of agriculture," had been working on autonomous electric vehicles for farming but shifted towards licensing its technology due to unforeseen challenges in scaling its platform. This acquisition comes as climate tech startups, particularly in agriculture, face increasing difficulties in securing investment and achieving commercial success for their carbon-cutting solutions.