Remote Operation Systems for Road Vehicles

Kurzfassung

Remote operation - or teleoperation - of road vehicles is emerging globally as a critical enabler for safe, robustness, and scalable deployment of vehicle automation, as well as covering the shortage of drivers. In this context, remote operation refers to a case where a human remote operator located outside the vehicle supports operation of the vehicle remotely in situations when the vehicle reaches its operational limits.

In recent years, we have seen deployment of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on public roads as robotaxi services, where the operation of robotaxis is often supported by remote operations to ensure safe operation of the AVs. For non-automated vehicles, remote operation is, e.g., used in the context of delivering vehicles to customers via remote driving. While technical developments have advanced through several field tests and research projects, there are several remaining research challenges related to deployment of remote operations. Therefore, this workshop intends to serve as a common research arena to initiate multi-disciplinary discussions on different components around remote operation of road vehicles. This will be the sixth workshop in the series following workshops on the same topic organized since IV 2021. The workshop will include invited presentations, workshop paper presentations, and a panel discussion.