Is Teleoperator a Job of the Future?

This is the opinion of Vay, a company that developed a remote vehicle piloting process controlled by a teleoperator.

Vay is a German company based in Berlin, specializing in the development of remotely controlled vehicles. It involves remote driving from a control station equipped with a steering wheel, pedals, and screens. This virtual cockpit communicates with the vehicle via the mobile network. Naturally, the vehicles are equipped with safety devices that immobilize them in case of lost connection. Beyond potential use as a taxi, Vay today favors a turnkey rental service.

And your car comes to you

Although Vay strives to progressively introduce more autonomous driving into its system as permissions allow, its service currently relies exclusively on teleoperators. The cars are directly delivered to customers who only need to get into the driver’s seat, complete their journey, park, and leave when finished. Vay can then remotely take control of the car and return it to its base. Does this remind you of a drone or Sim Racing? It’s exactly the same principle.

After launching its first driverless vehicle in Hamburg last February, Vay is expanding to the United States. Today, the company has officially hired its first American teleoperator.

America is Vay’s new front

Antonella Siracusa-Rosa is the first American teleoperator. After undergoing intensive training through the company’s teleoperation academy, she took up her position (as pilot) in Las Vegas.

Antonella is not new to new technologies, having previously worked at Zoox and Boring Company, a company owned by Elon Musk. She will now focus on real-world testing of teleoperation technology, a necessary step before launching activities on U.S. soil.

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