German startup Vay on Wednesday launched its so-called “teledriving” solution in the U.S. for the first time, putting the company into direct competition with more richly funded and valuable American firms in the mobility technology space.
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1. Get a car delivered by one of our teledrivers within minutes.
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Vay’s background and achievements
Vay launched a commercial service in Las Vegas on public streets without safety driver.
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Vay is the first and still only company to drive without safety driver on European public streets.
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Vay raised a $95m Series B round.
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Vay’s team of 150+ people combines the best of two worlds—software & product experience from Silicon Valley and automotive hardware & safety engineering from Europe.
Safety first.
At Vay, we strive for high safety in everything we do. The first company rule is “safety first”, and the second is “safety first.”
Vay’s Teledrive Academy is a rigorous program that prepares our drivers for public streets. Extensive training and advanced technology empower the teledrivers to drive confidently, always following a safe and defensive driving style.
To develop automotive grade technology for remote driving, Vay implements safety and security by design. Vay follows key safety standards, including those for vehicle safety, functional safety (ISO 26262), and cybersecurity (ISO 21434).
To confirm Vay’s high safety standards, TÜV Süd, an independent third party for testing, certification, auditing, and advisory services, has tested and positively endorsed Vay’s technology by these high safety standards.
Teledriving as a new path to an autonomous future.
A human-machine collaboration.
We believe that we will enter a decade of human-machine collaboration where certain tasks will be done by a human and others by the machine.
Starting with the simplest autonomous driving functions, e.g. on highways or at low speeds, Vay intends to gradually incorporate autonomous functions into the system as soon as they are safe and legally permissible.
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Reuters: Germany’s Vay launches remote-driven car service in Las Vegas
Jan 17 (Reuters) - German remote-driving startup Vay said on Wednesday it had launched its first commercial service in Las Vegas where a "teledriver", or remote driver, delivers electric short-term rental cars to customers then collects them after the rental.
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Bloomberg: Remotely Driven Car Startup Launches Service in Las Vegas
German startup Vay has launched a remotely driven car service in Las Vegas after years of developing and testing the technology as an intermediate step toward full autonomy.
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Podcast: All about Autonomy
Each episode Zeke talks with LiDAR industry leaders who are developing autonomous technology guaranteed to change the world. This week Zeke is joined by founder of Berlin-based deep technology company Vay, Fabrizio Scelsi.
Listen to PodcastOct 10, 2023
Wired: Remote Driving Is a Sneaky Shortcut to the Robotaxi
German startup Vay is pushing teledriving—in which cars are remotely operated by humans—as easier to achieve than fully autonomous driving.
Read articleSep 25, 2023
Electrek: Vay hires its first teledriver to remotely operate its vehicles in the US
Four months after announcing plans to bring its rental EV delivery service over from Europe to the US, Vay has hired its first teledriver – the first of many who will soon be remotely operating EVs throughout the country without a human physically present.
Read articleSep 10, 2023
Podcast: The Rideshare Guy
In this episode Harry speaks with Justin Spratt. Justin is Vice President of Business & Corporate Development at Vay, the leading remote driving (teledriving) company.
Listen to PodcastJun 15, 2023
Podcast: Road to Autonomy
Thomas von der Ohe, Co-Founder & CEO, joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss why Vay is taking a tele-driving first approach to autonomy.
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