Sacramento to work with tech company to test driverless cars
Sacramento to work with tech company to test driverless cars
WEBVTT THIS WILL BE THE NEW NORMAL. IN SACRAMENTO, THE FUTURE IS NOW WITH DRIVERLESS VEHICLES LIKE THIS ONE CALLED PHANTOM AUTO. >> THIS IS AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER FOR SACRAMENTO. MIKE: USING TECHNOLOGY SO THAT REMOTE OPERATORS HOU AWAY CAN TAKE OVER CONTROL OF THE PHANTOM AUTO WHEN NECESSARY. >> WE HAVE A REMOTE HUMAN IN THE LOOP BACK AND SAFELY DRIVE FOR THAT PORTION OF THE RIDE. MIKE: IT IS APPEALING TO THOSE FACING CHALLENGES GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. >> IT COULD OPEN UP A WHOLE NEW FUTURE FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY FOR DRIVERS WHO ARE BLIND. MIKE: NOT EVERYONE THINKS IT IS A GOOD IDEA. SOME ARK CONCERNED WITH SAFETY. >> ICE A HOST OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AROUND THE IDEA THAT YOU LOSE A CONNECTION OR SOMETHING. MIKE: THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO SEES THE NEW TECHNOLOGY AS A GOOD INVESTMENT. >> IT IS MORE THAN WORTH I
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Sacramento to work with tech company to test driverless cars
Sacramento is teaming up with a Silicon Valley company to prepare the city for self-driving vehicles. The city announced Wednesday it is partnering with Phantom Auto, a company that “enables a remote human operator to drive an autonomous vehicle,” the company said in a news release. Phantom Auto will test the city’s wireless networks and map its coverage at street level for the next six months. Get the full story in the video above.
Sacramento is teaming up with a Silicon Valley company to prepare the city for self-driving vehicles.
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The city announced Wednesday it is partnering with Phantom Auto, a company that “enables a remote human operator to drive an autonomous vehicle,” the company said in a news release.
Phantom Auto will test the city’s wireless networks and map its coverage at street level for the next six months.
Get the full story in the video above.