The presentation covers a generic technology for modern operation of any kind of mobile machines. A commercial use of driverless equipment needs more than a fully automated machine, such as: handling work orders, maps and other data; human supervision of the operation; teleoperation of different machine types from a remote workplace and very low data and video latency; and availability of data for QA and remote service. The paper shows how these demands can be efficiently implemented in commercial applications. Two different industry applications with earthmoving machines and airport ground support equipment are currently under way.
- Autonomy is more than an automated machine
- Driverless machines need remote supervision
- Manual intervention by teleremote operation is needed whenever the automated equipment enters into unexpected situations
- Different machine types can be remotely supervised and teleoperated from a single unified workplace
- Safety aspects of teleoperation and autonomy