Vay Launches 'Teledriving' Service in Las Vegas

The German Startup Aims to Redefine Urban Mobility with Remote Human Drivers

German startup Vay has launched a 'teledriving' service in Las Vegas, where a remote human driver delivers electric short-term rental cars to customers and collects them after the rental.
The service, which is currently available around the University of Nevada Las Vegas and the city's arts district, rents out cars by the minute.
Vay's CEO, Thomas von der Ohe, stated that the company's approach presents an alternative to driverless mobility and sees a 'massive use case' for remote driving functions.
Vay has raised about $110 million from investors including Sweden's Kinnevik, Coatue and France's Eurazeo, and has conducted tests on European and U.S. roads with remote drivers and no one behind the wheel.
Over time, the startup plans to gradually introduce autonomous features as it learns from the cameras included on its vehicles.