Challenges of Remote Driving on Public Roads Using 5G Public Networks

Teleoperation, in the form of remotely controlling a vehicle (remote driving), is an important bridging technology until fully autonomous vehicles become available. Currently, there are manifold activities in this area driven by public transport companies, which implement solutions to offer first commercial teleoperation activities on the road. On the other hand, scientific reports of these solutions are hard to come by. In this paper, we propose a potential implementation for remote driving in 5G based public networks. We describe our insights from real world test drives on public roads and discuss possible challenges and suggest solutions.