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In 2022, Colin Hurd structured a merger of 2 leading autonomy companies to form Mach where he serves as CEO.

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Applying Elon Musk's Engineering Principles to Autonomous Farm Machinery

By Colin Hurd posted on April 24, 2024 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

As startups and major OEMs alike strive to innovate and scale, the roadmap laid out by Elon Musk for rocket engineering offers some insightful guidelines, particularly for those venturing into autonomous farm machinery.

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