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.
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