Even the best driverless cars today have problems with tough driving conditions like recognizing uneven terrain or navigating difficult weather. One startup is developing technology to serve as a missing link: controlling the car by remote control. Phantom Auto is hoping its technology could help autonomous cars reach market later this year. Photo: Jake Nicol for The Wall Street JournalSome Phoenix-area residents have been hailing rides in minivans with no drivers and no human safety operators inside. From a command center, employees at Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo driverless-car unit monitor the test vehicles on computer screens, able to wirelessly peer in through the minivan’s cameras.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 05, 2018 09:33 UTC