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Currently operating in Las Vegas, Vay offers by-the-minute rental of remotely operated electric vehicles (EVs). After requesting a car through the app, a Vay teledriver delivers the vehicle to the user and picks it up when the trip is complete. After delivery, the user takes over and drives it to their destination just like a regular car. Verizon Business provides 5G connectivity and custom data plans for Vay’s vehicles, enabling Vay to process the massive amounts of data generated by remotely operated vehicles. Use cases include near real-time connectivity to provide mobility solutions to remotely operated vehicles, sending telematics and diagnostic information from the vehicles to Vay and Vay customers, and sending over-the-air updates to Vay vehicles’ software and firmware.
NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS, NV – Verizon Business and Vay Technology today announced an agreement to bring Verizon 5G connectivity to Vay’s remote-controlled electric vehicles. The agreement also includes custom data plans to help manage the massive amounts of data generated by sensors and cameras in Vay vehicles.
“Vay’s unique operating model demonstrates the importance of mobile connectivity to the future of transportation. From Vay’s app-based user interface to its high-tech teledriving command center to the fleet of vehicles itself, connectivity impacts every aspect of the business,” said TJ Fox, senior vice president, industrial IoT and automotive, Verizon Business. “We’re excited to work with an innovative company like Vay, which will be able to leverage our unmatched network to drive its expansion across the U.S.”
“Verizon’s technology has been crucial to Vay’s entry into the U.S. market from Europe, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with the company as we expand our commercial and B2B business,” said Vay co-founder and CEO Thomas von der Ohe. “Verizon’s coverage, performance and network reliability are essential to handle the data loads generated by remotely operating our aircraft with the highest standards of safety and capability.”
Vay is currently rolling out commercial service in Las Vegas, where users order an electric vehicle through the Vay app, which is delivered by a Vay teledriver. Once in the car, users drive it themselves, just like they would in a regular car. When the trip is over, they end the rental through the app, exit the car, and a Vay teledriver remotely drives it to the next customer. This operating model is made possible by the high-performance, low-latency Verizon 5G connection.
Verizon’s connections will be used for data-intensive, mission-critical workloads, including providing mobility solutions for remote-operation-enabled vehicles, transmitting telematics or diagnostic information from vehicles to Vay and/or Vay customers, and transmitting over-the-air updates to Vay vehicle software and firmware.
To learn more about Verizon’s connected automotive solutions and capabilities, visit verizon.com/connectedvehicle.