Find out how human-assisted automation can accelerate autonomous Hub-to-Hub transportation.
A teleoperator can drive a truck off the highway to safely reach the hub via an open road and can precisely manoeuvre within the hectic yards during rush hours where autonomous systems might have difficulties.
Within distribution centres, a teleoperator can manoeuvre a driverless trailer-truck to and from loading gates and to the motorway safely and precisely.
On a motorway, a (semi-)autonomous truck can drive in level 4 autonomous mode for most of the time, while a teleoperator monitors and assists the autonomous system in case of incidents or takes over control prior to exiting the highway.
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Neither AV technology nor legislation currently allows for fully autonomous Hub-to-Hub transportation; the benefits of automation still seem to be a long way off.
Teleoperation technology can currently keep a human in the loop to ensure safe operation; also, current legislation demands a human in control.
The logistics industry is facing a huge shortage of drivers but a dramatic increase in transportation volume. A trucker’s job is tough and somewhat unattractive.
Our teleoperation centres change the job profile from truck driver to a fleet manager who works regular shifts in a nice office close to home.
Drivers must take rest periods during shifts and face idle times during loading, limiting the utilization of trucks.
Teleoperation eliminates downtimes in long-haul trucking and idle times when loading. Teleoperators can seamlessly switch between vehicles and hand over shifts to colleagues in the centre.
Together with leading partners in trucking, technology, research and autobahn infrastructure Fernride joins in the ATLAS-L4 project to bring autonomous level 4 trucks on the road.
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