John Deere Debuts SmartDetect Digital Safety for P‑Tiers

During the World of Asphalt/AGG1 trade show in St. Louis, John Deere, Moline, Illinois, displayed the 904 P-Tier wheel load with the company’s new SmartDetect™ Digital for Loaders. This digital license component of the SmartDetect™ is a tool for jobsite managers that provides insights managers can incorporate into their safety programs.

SmartDetect offers audible and visual alerts when objects, including bystanders, are detected behind the loader. Booth staff shared the advanced vision system offers 270-degree rear-facing visibility and distinguishes between humans and benign objects, such as curbs. This helps the operator stay alert because it’s only signaling the operator when it needs to. It dynamically adjusts its alert system based on object proximity, escalating warnings as the machine gets closer to objects with a significantly different alarm from typical “backup” or “bystander” alarms.

SmartDetect Digital builds on SmartDetect capabilities by integrating with the John Deere Operations Center™, unlocking more features and offering data reporting. Key benefits of SmartDetect Digital include:

• Near Real-Time Push Notifications
• Event-Based Reporting
• Weekly Safety Summaries
• Heat Map Analytics
• Mobile App

SmartDetect Digital is available for mid-size loaders manufactured after March 2023. Machines include the following P-Tier models: 444, 524, 544, 624, 644, 724, and the 644 X-Tier. Additionally, SmartDetect Digital is available for large-size loaders manufactured after November 2022. Included are the following P-Tier models: 744, 824, 844P, 904 and the following X-Tier models: 744 and 824.