Karl Nielsen for Postmates and Phantom Auto
When that happens, a remote technician seated at a multiscreen Phantom console, with video game-style driving controls, can assess the situation via the vehicle’s cameras over a cellular network connection and drive it out of the jam, albeit at relatively low speed. For the Serve project, “Postmates Pilots” will be monitoring the robots at Postmates X units in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Companies including self-driving truck startup Starsky Robotics, Nissan and robotaxi developer Zoox are also incorporating teleoperations into their vehicles. Alphabet’s Waymo, the biggest player in self-driving tech, has a remote monitoring system for its fleet as well, though its technicians mainly provide guidance and course planning rather than actual driving.
We asked U.S. consumers how comfortable they are with delivery robots dropping packages at their doors. Full study: alanohnsman
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