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Kia has launched a car-sharing trial using remote vehicle operation, and this self-driving tech takes the pain out of…

Live pilot program uses Kia’s PV5 electric vans
Remote tele-operators return vehicles to a depot after use
The technology is designed to ease the burden on large fleet operators

Kia has launched South Korea’s first remotely operated car-sharing trial in the Pangyo Techno Valley region, allowing customers to have a vehicle delivered to their location without a driver.

The company’s PV5 electric vans are being used in the pilot trials, where operators stationed remotely can take over control of the vehicle and drive it to a location without a human behind the wheel.

Similarly, it allows car-sharing customers to leave the vehicle at their destination and have a remote operator drive it back to the depot for servicing and charging.

The pilot program is the result of a consortium between Socar, KT, Kiaand autonomous driving startup SUM, which has now moved to a stage where the companies involved are...

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