Research Needs in Teleoperation
Technical report of the working group “Research Needs in Teleoperation”
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Beschreibung
Today, both in-vehicle human drivers and automated driving systems (ADS) can be in
charge of driving the vehicle. In addition, in the near future, it will be possible to drive a
vehicle equipped with Level 4 or Level 5 ADS from a remote position, or to provide infor-
mation to such a vehicle from a remote position. This new form of vehicle motion control
is known as teleoperation. In 2021, Germany has introduced the possibility to provide in-
formation to a Level 4 or Level 5 ADS-equipped vehicle: According to the German Road
Traffic Act (StVG), this so-called remote assistance is performed by the technical supervi-
sor within the meaning of §1d (3) StVG. At the time of writing this report, the direct influ-
ence on the execution of vehicle motion control, i.e. remote driving, is not legally regu-
lated yet, and has only been possible in the context of individually authorised test drives in
public road traffic public road traffic.
Remote driving covers a wide range of potentially possible future use cases: Examples are
the distribution of car-sharing vehicles in public place via remote driving, or transporting
goods via remote driving as "hub-to-hub" transport, and much more. It is also conceivable
that remote driving adds value to Level 4 or Level 5 ADS-equipped vehicles when they are
provided with remote driving to drive through complex trip sections that the ADS cannot
handle yet.
This technical report formulates open research questions relevant to remote assistance
and remote driving. For a socially accepted, safe introduction of this new form of vehicle
motion control, the functionally reliable design of the vehicle technology is essential. Fur-
thermore, it is crucial that the respective task that is to be performed remotely, can be
well performed by a person from a distance, and that this person has appropriate skills and
fitness to drive for the tasks to be performed. The connection via communication technol-
ogy between the vehicle and the workstation is a constitutive component of teleopera-
tion, and as such, is also focus of this report. This results in five focus areas into which this
report is divided.
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Themen in »Research Needs in Teleoperation«
BASt Fahrzeugtechnik communication technology remote assistance remote driving appropriate skills transporting goods automated driving systems workstation