Autonom fahrende Taxis sind eines der großen Versprechen der Industrie. Doch es wird noch Jahre dauern, bis sie sicher fahren. Für den Übergang haben Start-ups eine denkbar einfache Lösung gefunden – die schon bald starten soll. Auch dabei sitzt kein Fahrer im Auto.
Artikel lesen
A new approach to driverless mobility
Join the journeyThe Journey Begins
With its first service, Vay aims to remotely bring and remotely park electric cars for its customers.
Unique about Vay is its teledrive-first approach to autonomous driving. Vay’s teledriving technology enables a person (“the teledriver”) to control a vehicle remotely (“teledriving”). Vay aims to gradually introduce autonomous driving functions in the system as it is safe and permitted to do so.
Vay’s Services
Customers order an electric vehicle via the Vay app. A teledriver brings the car directly to a valid pick-up location for the customer - remotely controlled from the teledrive center. Upon arrival of the car, the customer then physically drives themselves to their destination. Once the customer has arrived at their destination, a teledriver takes over the vehicle once again at a valid drop-off point. This eliminates the time-consuming search for a parking space.
Customers get access to a unique service that promises peace of mind: Your fully electric car is delivered within a few minutes. There is no need to search for a vehicle or parking spot and it is an affordable alternative to car sharing and existing door-to-door solutions.
Safety first.
At Vay we strive for high safety in everything we do. The first company rule is “safety first,” the second rule is “safety first.” Vay develops its teledrive technology in order to fulfill applicable safety requirements and to provide customers a reliable mobility service.
Safety is also at the core of the teledrive training process, the Vay Teledrive Academy. All our teledrivers undergo extensive professional training. Safety also plays a key role in day-to-day operations. Teledrivers work in a teledrive center, which is designed to ensure high safety. They work regular hours, take frequent breaks and are free from distractions.
Teledriving as a new path to an autonomous future.
A human-machine collaboration.
Vay is developing an alternative approach to autonomous driving called teledriving.
With its teledrive-first-approach, Vay aims to offer a sustainable and safe service that can be an alternative to existing mobility services. Vay aims to gradually introduce autonomous driving functions in the system as it is safe and permitted to do so.
OUR VALUES
What we believe in
Meet the team
Employee Spotlight
Job Board
We would love to get
you on board
News
Find out what we have been up to lately!
Aug 8, 2022
Die Ära der autonomen Autos auf deutschen Straßen beginnt
Jul 22, 2022
So fühlt sich der Telefahr-Service von Vay an
Das Berliner Start-up Vay steht mit seinem Telefahr-Angebot kurz vor dem Markteintritt. Die Automobilwoche hat sich chauffieren lassen – von einem Fahrer, der gar nicht im Auto saß.
Artikel lesenJul 22, 2022
Carsharing-Revolution in Hamburg: Autos kommen zu Ihnen nach Hause – per Telefahrer!
Vom Sandtorkai aus soll bald ganz bequem aus dem Büro die Verkehrswende in Hamburg mit vorangetrieben werden. Der Fahrdienst Vay verspricht ein neues Carsharing-Modell – und dabei entsteht gleich ein ganz neuer Job: der des Telefahrers.
Artikel lesenJul 22, 2022
Dieses Carsharing-Auto fährt selbst vor
Das Berliner Start-up Vay hat schon 111 Millionen Euro von Investoren eingesammelt. Der Plan: mit einer neuen Technik soll der Stadtverkehr revolutioniert werden! Carsharing-Autos von Vay fahren von selbst zum Kunden, gesteuert von sogenannten „Telefahrern“. Diese sitzen meilenweit entfernt in einem Büro.
Artikel lesenDec 14, 2021
German mobility startup Vay raises $95m
German mobility startup Vay said on Tuesday it had raised $95 million from investors such as Kinnevik, Coatue and Eurazeo, as it planned to launch its first car-rental service in Hamburg next year. A customer could use a mobile app to book an electric car that would be delivered to the pick-up location by a driver steering the vehicle remotely. The customer could then drive it like a normal car and the remote operator moves to steering a different car.
Read articleDec 14, 2021
Start-up Vay: 84 Millionen Euro für ferngesteuerte Autos im Straßenverkehr
Mit ferngesteuerten Autos, die sich durch den Stadtverkehr bewegen, will das Berliner Start-up Vay eine völlig neue Art des Taxis erfinden. Dafür hat das Unternehmen neue Investoren gefunden und eine zweite große Finanzierungsrunde über 84 Millionen Euro abgeschlossen. Das Gesamtinvestment in die Firma beläuft sich nun auf 128 Millionen Euro. Vay ist damit das bestfinanzierte Unternehmen Europas im Segment des autonomen Fahrens.
Artikel lesenDec 14, 2021
Robocar Startup Vay Plans To Bring Remotely-Driven Cars To Hamburg
Vay might be able to skip for now some of the expensive, and technical heavy lifting, of using Lidar lasers, radar and cameras to teach an algorithm to drive but relying on a remote driver presents major challenges of its own. The startup’s vehicles are designed to pullover automatically if they lose connection with the control room but the issue of lag delaying reaction times in a busy city centre has plagued other self-driving startups.
Read articleDec 14, 2021
Self-driving startup Vay to launch commercial teledriven service in Hamburg in 2022
Vay, a company that is trying to get self-driving car services to market faster by pursuing a teledriven approach, has raised a $95 million Series B round to help it launch its first commercial service in Hamburg, Germany sometime in 2022. The startup plans to offer a transportation service where a user can order a car to be delivered to their door, drive the car themselves to their destination and then just hop out, leaving the job of parking it to the remote operator.
Read articleOct 15, 2021
Riesenvorteil, wenn man den Fahrer vom Fahrzeug trennt
Im Podcast sprechen Thomas von der Ohe und Handelsblatt-Reporterin Larissa Holzki über die Sicherheit der Technologie, die Herausforderungen bei Entwicklung und Zulassung und die Frage, wie man damit Geld verdienen kann.
Artikel lesen & Podcast hörenOct 10, 2021
Hamburg und Vay starten 2022 weltweit ersten und einzigartigen Telefahr-Mobilitätsservice ohne Fahrer im Auto
Wir teilen Hamburgs Vision, Mobilität von Grund auf neu zu denken, mit den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern sowie dem Umweltschutz im Zentrum der Überlegungen. Zudem sehen wir das Potenzial, den Hamburger Bürgerinnen und Bürgern einen Service anzubieten, der sie komfortabel, umweltfreundlich und preiswert in die Arbeit, zur nächsten Bus- oder Bahnhaltestelle oder zum Ziel ihrer Wahl bringt.
Artikel lesenSupporters
Look who already
joined the journey!

Coatue

Gustav Söderström
CPO/CTO (Chief RnD Officer) at Spotify

Kinnevik

Niall Wass
CEO, SVP, COO, CCO at various tech enabled consumer start-ups. Former SVP International, Uber across 50 countries. Investor at Atomico & currently on 5 boards including Vay.

Atomico

Patrick Pichette
Partner at Inovia Capital, former chairman of the board at Twitter, and former global CFO at Google.

Nico Rosberg
F1 World Champion and Greentech Investor / Entrepreneur.

Cristina Stenbeck
Investor and Advisor.

Creandum

Niklas Zennstroem
Founder of Skype, Kazaa and Atomico.

La Famiglia

Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
Founding Partner at La Famiglia, Member of the Digital Supervisory Board of Lufthansa, Investor into Lilium, the leading EVOTL company, Kodiak Robotics, the market leader for autonomous simulation software.

Signals

Qasar Younis
Co-founder and CEO of Applied Intuition, former COO and Partner of Y Combinator.

Eurazeo

Founders of FlixMobility
Mobility/Tech Investors and Entrepreneurs.

Visionaries Club

Robert Lacher
Founding Partner of Visionaries Club & La Famiglia.

System One

Project A
