Trident 5550 with Raven Autonomy vs R150
Two spraying machines, one verified table. Every figure below is sourced and dated; vendor claims are labelled and kept apart from independent results.
The industry's first driverless spreader — Case IH's 415 hp liquid/dry combination applicator running CNH's Raven Autonomy stack, sold in North America.
Best for: US ag retailers and large row-crop operations spreading fertiliser who struggle to seat applicator drivers.Modular electric unmanned ground vehicle from XAG (Guangzhou, China) built around one chassis that swaps between three payloads — RevoSpray Ground 2 (150 L tank, 12 m spray width) for orchard/vineyard spraying, RevoMower 2.0 for cutting shrubs and reeds, and a 200 kg-capacity material-transport module — navigated by dual-antenna RTK plus stereo-vision/4D-radar obstacle sensing. Publicly sold since June 2021 (launched first in Japan) and still listed with full specs on XAG's own site, but it is XAG's 2022-generation rover — the company unveiled a separate, newer "R Series" (R100/R200) at Agritechnica 2025 as its current smart-farm rover line, and reseller stock fluctuates — buyers should confirm live availability directly with XAG or a dealer rather than assume stock.
Best for: Specialty-crop growers (orchards, vineyards) in a market with an active XAG distributor who want one chassis that swaps between spraying, mowing and material-transport payloads instead of buying separate dedicated machines.| Trident 5550 with Raven Autonomy Verified 2026-07-16 | R150 Verified 2026-07-19 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Task | Spraying | Spraying |
| Autonomy | Fully autonomous | Fully autonomous |
| Country of origin | United States | China |
| Availability | Available now | Available now |
| EU market | Pending | Pending |
| Lead time | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Last verified | 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-19 |
| Specifications | ||
| Power source | Diesel, 415 hp peak | Battery-electric — two hot-swappable XAG B13960S smart batteries (48.1 V, 20,000 mAh / 962 Wh each) |
| Required tractor power | Is the machine (self-propelled applicator) | Not required (self-propelled electric UGV) |
| Dimensions | 14 ft 2 in wheelbase | 1695 × 1205 × 1205 mm (L×W×H) |
| Weight | Not disclosed | 188 kg net weight; 200 kg load capacity (excluding payload system) |
| Min farm size | 400 ha | Not disclosed |
| Productivity | Plans and completes entire mapped field operations, one or more machines per supervisor | Not disclosed |
| Max speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) road | 1.2 m/s (about 4.3 km/h) |
| Sensors | Camera array + radar · 360° perception · AI obstacle detection (Raven Autonomy) | Dual-antenna RTK GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, BDS-2/3, Galileo, QZSS) for cm-level positioning; stereo-vision front-obstacle detection; 4D imaging radar; headlamps for night operation |
| Price & model | ||
| Price (EUR) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Native price | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Business model | Machine purchase through Case IH / Raven dealers; autonomy availability limited | Equipment purchase, direct or through XAG's distributor network (xa.com/en/about/agent). XAG does not publish a price on its own product pages. One US reseller (Ripping It Outdoors) lists the R150 sprayer configuration at about $32,000 — a single non-manufacturer, non-EU data point, not a verified current or EU price. |
| Ongoing cost | Not disclosed | Not disclosed — no published consumable/battery-replacement costs found |
| Key outcome | ||
| Best verified result | Applicator operator Whole-field operation supervised from a mobile device · vendor | — No verified outcome |
| EU context | ||
| CE marking | Autonomous configuration not CE marked for the EU | Not disclosed — no CE-marking evidence found on manufacturer or dealer materials |
| Machinery Regulation | No EU conformity for driverless operation — North-American offering | Not confirmed; would fall under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 autonomous-machine provisions if placed on the EU market |
| CAP subsidy | Not applicable — not purchasable in the EU | Not directly tied to CAP eco-schemes; precision spraying could support national input-reduction eco-scheme measures where available |
"—" means the manufacturer has not disclosed the figure; we never estimate silently. Model either machine's payback with your own numbers on its ROI calculator page.