{"id":3321,"date":"2024-01-18T13:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2024-01-18T13:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:34:04","slug":"vay-a-german-startup-has-launched-a-remote-driven-car-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/latest\/vay-a-german-startup-has-launched-a-remote-driven-car-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Vay a German startup has launched a remote-driven car service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After years of development and rigorous testing, German startup <strong>Vay <\/strong>has officially launched a remotely driven car service in<strong> Las Vegas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the click of a button, you can call up one of Vay&#8217;s human remote-controlled cars aka &#8220;teledrivers&#8221;  from physical stations miles away. The service is available around the <strong>University of Nevada, Las Vegas<\/strong>, and the <strong>Arts District<\/strong>, the company\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vay.io\/press-release\/vay-launches-commercial-driverless-mobility-service-with-remotely-driven-cars-in-las-vegas-nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vay &#8211; One of the least expensive travel options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Vay launches commercial driverless mobility service with remotely driven cars in Las Vegas, Nevada\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mVSifReOYG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Co-founder and CEO Thomas von der Ohe, says<\/strong>: \u201cAfter five years of developing our technology, we are bringing our vision to life in Las Vegas. Our convenient, affordable and sustainable door-to-door mobility service aims to free cities from parked cars and make them more liveable and greener.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Teledrivers will deliver electric vehicles to customers who then get in and drive themselves to their desired destination, once the trip is complete the teledrivers will then steer the vehicles to their next client. As of launch day, Vay is charging customers <strong>$0.30<\/strong> a minute when users drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ MORE &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/twitch-ceo-confirms-500-employees-will-be-let-go\/\">Twitch CEO confirms 500 employees will be let go<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Berlin-based company raised around <strong>$100 million <\/strong>from investors including former Google chief financial officer <strong>Patrick Pichette<\/strong>, <strong>Kinnevik AB,<\/strong> and venture capital firm <strong>Atomico<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users in the US can download the App now on the App Store<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/vay-rent-cars-by-the-minute\/id6466818242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/External-Service-area-1030x1030.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3323\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Vay implements safety and security by design. The Berlin-based startup follows key safety standards, including those for vehicle safety, functional safety (ISO 26262), and cybersecurity (ISO 21434). To confirm Vay\u2019s high safety standards T\u00dcV S\u00fcd, an independent third-party for testing, certification, auditing and advisory services, has tested and positively endorsed Vay\u2019s technology. A thorough training program within the Vay Teledrive Academy prepares its teledrivers for professional driving on public streets. Rigorous training and advanced technology empower the teledrivers to drive with confidence, always following a safe and defensive driving style.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/External-appwalkthrough-animated-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3322\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After years of development and rigorous testing, German startup Vay has officially launched a remotely driven car service in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_review":[],"enable_review":"","type":"","name":"","summary":"","brand":"","sku":"","good":[],"bad":[],"score_override":"","override_value":"","rating":[],"price":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,12],"tags":[296,380],"class_list":["post-3321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-lifestyle","category-tech","tag-news","tag-tech"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}