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August 27, 2019 03:00 pm GMT
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Self-driving shuttles ditch humans&8212;well, kind of
Instead of a human grabbing the wheel to help a self-driving shuttle in a jam, a university is looking to remote drivers.
Oregon-based teleoperations company Designated Driver is working with Texas A&M University's self-driving shuttles in downtown Bryan, Texas, to remotely control the ride on a fixed half-mile route through the town's shopping district.
TAMU and the city of Bryan launched the shuttles last year with a safety driver and safety navigator in the front driver and passenger seats. With Designated Driver coming in with its cameras and communication system, only the safety navigator is needed – mostly for checking on passengers and making sure everyone's buckled up. Read more...
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