Autonomous equipment for crop production is on the brink of commercialization in the United States but federal, state, and local policies could affect commercial viability and hinder adoption. This article examines the farm-level implications of both a speed restriction and on-site supervisory regulations. The rules reduce the profitability of autonomous machinery, and for some scenarios autonomous machines are no longer an economically viable alternative to conventional machinery. Regulations also increase the optimal number autonomous machines required and influence production practices. Smaller farms have more flexibility in supporting the rules because they have more to gain from the use of autonomous equipment.

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监管将如何影响美国生产农业中自主设备的商业可行性？

用于作物生产的自主设备在美国处于商业化的边缘，但联邦、州和地方政策可能会影响商业可行性并阻碍采用。本文探讨了限速和现场监管规定对农场层面的影响。这些规则降低了自主机器的盈利能力，在某些情况下，自主机器不再是传统机器的经济可行替代品。法规还增加了所需的最佳自主机器数量并影响生产实践。较小的农场在支持规则方面具有更大的灵活性，因为它们可以从使用自主设备中获得更多收益。