Designated Driver completed a world’s first: remotely operating a vehicle in West Sussex, England, from a control center located approximately 5,000 miles away in Portland, Oregon. Our team was able to comfortably drive the car up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed at speeds up to 50 mph.

“This ultra-long-distance teleoperation test is extremely significant because it shows how capable our technology is,” said Lucas Buckland, Designated Driver’s vice president of engineering. “While transatlantic teleoperation has been done with military drones and surgical robotics, this is a first for a passenger vehicle.”

Designated Driver believes this transatlantic operation milestone will benefit its customers in that they can now be assured that international teleoperation is possible, if needed. This feat is an important milestone as Designated Driver produces a robust solution for the secure and reliable teleoperation of autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles with technology that adheres to the highest levels of functional safety.