This Silicon Valley car tech firm is bringing secret weapon to the streets of Sacramento

This Silicon Valley car tech firm is bringing secret weapon to the streets of Sacramento

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-08-silicon-valley-car-tech-firm.html

The company, Phantom Auto, is a key player in the emerging world of autonomous vehicles. But the car cruising across Sacramento's iconic portal wasn't a robot car. A human was in fact driving.

That person just happened to be 100-plus miles away, sitting in Phantom Auto's Mountain View headquarters, with a steering wheel, gas and brake pedals, and a series of computer screens that allowed him to see, via car cameras, 360 degrees around him.

This Silicon Valley car tech firm is bringing secret weapon to the streets of Sacramento

Aug 17, 2018, 8:28pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-silicon-valley-car-tech-firm.html > The company, Phantom Auto, is a key player in the emerging world of autonomous vehicles. But the car cruising across Sacramento's iconic portal wasn't a robot car. A human was in fact driving. > That person just happened to be 100-plus miles away, sitting in Phantom Auto's Mountain View headquarters, with a steering wheel, gas and brake pedals, and a series of computer screens that allowed him to see, via car cameras, 360 degrees around him.