Monarch Launches MonarchOne AI Platform to Accelerate Off-Highway Automation and Smart Vehicles

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Monarch, a global leader in intelligent off-highway systems and maker of the world’s first 100% electric, driver-optional, smart tractor, officially announces MonarchOne, its commercially-deployed, end-to-end AI platform engineered to drive the next wave of automation and software-defined vehicles for OEMs in industries that underpin the world’s infrastructure and food supply.

Putting Advanced Autonomy Where It’s Needed Most

Urban mobility has seen a surge in autonomous innovations globally, but off-highway sectors, with their critical roles in agriculture, construction, mining, solar, and beyond, have lagged. As these industries face intensifying labor shortages, cost pressures, and rising safety demands, the need to digitize and automate is now urgent and undeniable. Monarch is at the forefront of this movement, partnering with OEMs to co-develop, deploy and scale the next generation of smart and automated machines in gritty, unstructured environments where progress cannot wait.

MonarchOne: Purpose-Built for Off-Highway Transformation

Designed to help OEMs accelerate development, reduce complexity, and launch smarter machines, MonarchOne integrates embedded vehicle software, full-stack autonomy, energy management and real-time data intelligence into a single, modular system for commercial deployment at a fraction of the cost.

The platform enables scalable autonomy from advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) to full stack autonomy solutions built to integrate easily into an OEM’s business strategy and brand-specific needs.

Highlights include:

• Extensive real-world, off-highway vehicle data powering AI models; a deep data advantage for smarter machine operations.
• Vision-based autonomy, ADAS, operations management, and digital support applications customizable to OEM brands.
• Embedded on-vehicle OS for real-time control, autonomy, and enhanced safety.
• Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates for continual machine improvement.
• Reference hardware kit and agnostic building blocks accelerates OEM integration.
• Mobile and web tools for visibility, analytics, and control for OEMs and their customers.
• Partner-based business model expedites bringing intelligent SDVs to market and building in-house expertise.

“MonarchOne is about democratizing AI for the hard-working industries that keep the world functioning; those known for dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks,” comments Praveen Penmetsa, CEO of Monarch. “These industries are facing similar challenges on a global scale, and access to AI and autonomy offers solutions. For the first time, OEMs can accelerate their development and unlock scalable autonomy through applications like Autodrive and Row Follow, intelligence, and energy efficiency across every class of off-highway vehicles and equipment.”

Manufacturers can adopt MonarchOne as a full-stack scalable autonomy solution or select specific capabilities to align with their product roadmaps. The platform leverages advanced AI and machine learning to analyze operational, machine, and environmental data in real time, optimizing performance and driving ongoing innovation to enable digital monetization.

Proven Across Continents, Industries, and Conditions

MonarchOne is the same technology that powers Monarch Tractor’s 100% electric, driver-optional, smart tractor. As a result, MonarchOne has established an intelligent data lake built over seven years and 100,000+ commercial hours operating in messy, unstructured, and dynamic (MUD) environments.

“Monarch has amassed vast device, environment, and operations data in work environments, and it marks our evolution from smart tractors to the software platform powering the future of off-highway automation through physical AI,” Penmetsa explains.

Enabling OEMs to Lead the Off-Highway Digital Transformation

Monarch is actively partnering with industry OEMs—including Ag Growth International (AGI), a global innovator in food supply chain solutions—to accelerate development and deployment of smart connected equipment. Interested manufacturers can experience MonarchOne firsthand at the AGI booth during the Farm Progress Show, Aug. 26–28, in Decatur, Illinois.