WorkSmart Autosteer is available on select Kubota tractors, mowers, and RTVs. (Image courtesy of Kubota)BOONE, Iowa — Kubota Tractor Corp. has launched WorkSmart Autosteer, a precision guidance system built for compact and utility equipment, extending technology typically used on Kubota large ag tractors to more machines across its broad equipment lineup.It's like an autopilot feature — WorkSmart Autosteer holds the line while the operator stays in command of the operation. Priced at an MSRP of $6,000, the system is compatible with new and used Kubota equipment, is backed by a 2-year limited warranty, and is now available for purchase."Worksmart Autosteer is an in-house system created for Kubota by Kubota," Austin Hawkins, senior manager for technology sales and marketing at Kubota North America, said at Farm Progress Show. "A lot of people have been using autosteer for many years. When it was first created it was created for large row-crop farmers."Kubota WorkSmart Autosteer is a manufacturer-matched precision guidance system. (Image courtesy of Kubota)Hawkins said technology has morphed over the years and become unaffordable to everyday ranchers, farmers, food plotters, or small acreage owners.AdvertisementAdvertisement"They're not using Autosteer because they don't want section control, variable rate, and all these other things," he said. "We've created a user-friendly system that is a retro fit to Kubota machines."Machine compatibilityWorkSmart Autosteer is compatible with select Kubota tractors, mowers, and RTVs, giving farmers, ranchers, and turf professionals access to precision guidance. The system supports applications including seeding and planting, tillage and cultivation, hay operations, spraying and spreading, mowing, road grading, and orchard and vineyard work."WorkSmart Autosteer isn't about removing the operator from the decision; it's about helping to remove fatigue and error from the equation," said Hawkins. "At your command, the machine holds the line, so you stay sharp, cover more ground and still get home with something left for the people who matter most."The hands-free steering system is engineered for the specific model it's installed on. The unit may be sold, installed, serviced and warranted through a single dealer. Hawkins said the installation time is about two hours and is "very simple because there's not a lot of components to it."AdvertisementAdvertisement"Worksmart Autosteer uses a steering wheel mechanical drive unit (MDU), and an antenna and that plugs into your battery," Hawkins said.Kubota's new WorkSmart Autosteer was on display at the 2026 Farm Progress Show. (Image courtesy of Kubota)The system operates through a free WorkSmart Autosteer app, available for iOS and Android devices."You can update and upgrade everything through the app," said Hawkins. "It's very user friendly."Hawkins said WorkSmart Autosteer can be installed in about two hours at authorized Kubota dealers who also provide operator training.Two levels of guidance accuracyWorkSmart Autosteer offers two correction levels:SBAS (WAAS): 6 to 8 inches of repeatable pass-to-pass accuracy, no subscription required.PPP: 1-inch accuracy for specialty crops and precision applications, is available with an annual subscription.Benefits of guidanceRepeatable precision on every pass. Guidance holds the machine to a defined line, so each pass registers against the one before it. This keeps seed, fertilizer, and crop protection products landing where intended.Reduced overlap. By holding the guidance line, the system reduces the pass-to-pass overlap manual steering can leave behind.Experience is not required. WorkSmart Autosteer carries guidance skill in the machine, so the line the system holds is the same line regardless of the level of operator experience.One system works across the entire operation. WorkSmart Autosteers delivers repeatable guidance across an operation's broadacre acres into specialty crops, where consistent lines hold row spacing, and into turf and grounds work, where the finished pattern is visible to everyone who looks at it.Eric Hodson is a freelance writer and CEO of the communications firm Green Light LLC. He grew up on a family farm in Kansas and has provided public relations and editorial services to agricultural companies of all sizes across the U.S. and Canada for more than 30 years.The post WorkSmart Autosteer expands reach of Kubota's precision guidance technology appeared first on AGDAILY.
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