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Please complete the survey on remote interfaces for driverless machines

The agricultural ergonomic team at the University of Manitoba is looking for experienced farmers and custom operators to assess the effectiveness of a remote interface for autonomous (driverless) agricultural machines. If you are interested, click on the link below: 
 
 
or copy and paste the URL into your web browser  
 
 
The survey should take less than an hour to complete and you could win one of the ten $CAD 20 Tim Hortons gift cards in appreciation for your time.  
 
Your response would be greatly appreciated on or before October 31, 2020.
 
Thanks for your cooperation.
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