St Germain en Laye, December 31st 2024.
The first time Nexyad heard about teleoperation for autonomous vehicles was in 2017 during a BMW Startup Garage event, where Nexyad was invited after winning a tech date contest. The concept involved an operations center in a large city, with one person monitoring ten to fifteen autonomous vehicles simultaneously, able to take remote control if a problem arose.
In France, the MILLA Group offers a similar teleoperation service to its customers. Their software platform integrates all operational assistance and passenger information functions, as well as remote management of autonomous shuttles.
In the U.S., Tesla is gearing up to launch a robotaxi service and is expanding its teleoperations team to support this effort. A recent job listing for a software engineer suggests that Tesla is developing a teleoperations system that will allow human operators to remotely control its robotaxis and humanoid robots. This marks a strategic shift away from Tesla’s previous focus on achieving full autonomy without human intervention, as emphasized by CEO Elon Musk.
Teleoperations are seen as vital in the autonomous vehicle industry, helping to manage complex scenarios like construction zones and accidents. While Tesla has previously used teleoperations for its Optimus robots, operating robotaxis will have different requirements, demanding advanced user interfaces and reliable communication systems.
Tesla recently unveiled its prototype robotaxi, the Cybercab, which is expected to enter production around 2026 or 2027. Musk has also mentioned plans to launch a self-driving ride-hailing service in California and Texas by 2025, with testing already in progress. It’s still unclear whether the new teleoperations team will assist only robotaxis or also Tesla vehicles currently on the roads.
Overall, the formation of the teleoperations team and system indicates Tesla’s growing commitment to its robotaxi initiative, even as Musk’s ambitious timelines have led to skepticism due to previous overpromises.
Nexyad Driving prudence Measurement can be precious in AD systems of Autonomous Vehicle as prudence feedback of closed loop on control, instead of classical open chain where every elements (sensors, perception, planning) has to be perfect to make control efficient and secure.
But in case robotaxis companies don’t want to touch control onboard, they can have at least the information of prudence/risk in their teleoperation room.
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