How many autonomous vehicles can one person monitor?

Coventry University studies safe oversight of self-driving services

It is possible for one person to safely monitor up to five self-driving vehicles at once, according to new research led by Coventry University. 

As self-driving vehicle trials expand across the UK, having trained people to intervene remotely if something goes wrong is essential for both safety and reliability. 

This kind of remote oversight is likely to be used for services such as driverless buses, delivery vehicles and ‘robotaxis’, where one person monitors several...

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