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Bullwork Mobility’s autonomous EVs aim to change the future of farming

• ByStartupStory     |    December 8, 2022

The Indian agri sector is plagued by several problems such as poor infrastructure and outdated farm technologies, among others. Tractors and other vehicles used by farmers have low efficiency due to legacy IC diesel engines, which are noisy, polluting, and highly labour-dependent. Finding labour for manual work is another challenge in itself. Bengaluru-based Bullwork Mobility is looking to address these concerns by developing smart, connected, and autonomous electric vehicles (EVs) for the agri sector. The startup was founded by Mahesh G Shetty, Hemanth Kumar, Vinay Raghuram, and Dr Sriharsha S in 2021. “The biggest social impact of electric vehicles is that they are cheaper to operate. Imagine a tractor that consumes about 3-4 litres of diesel for every hour of operation. This means that farmers spend about Rs 300-400 per hour on diesel. This is a very big amount for a marginal farmer. With our machines, we can bring down this cost to Rs 50 for every hour,” Hemanth has told YourStory.  

Bullwork’s EVs are designed with advanced drive-by-wire technology, meaning they use electronic systems to connect the entire system and make them autonomous. “These vehicles have very low operational cost, thus adding value to the customer. We are also developing a vision-based system for autonomous control and offer a safer operation for agri and utility machines,” says Hemanth. The startup is also leveraging technologies like Machine learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to boost crop yield. “Our machines enable us to gather data on the crop and help with yield prediction, smart health monitoring, and precision farming,” he adds. To tackle labour issues faced by the agri-sector, Bullwork has developed autonomous robots to enable more work with less human intervention. By reducing the usage of fossil fuels, the startup is earning carbon credits as well. 

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