Halo Brings Driverless Car Rental to Las Vegas

From PC Mag: All-electric rental car startup Halo this week announced plans for an autonomous vehicle service in Las Vegas, powered by T-Mobile 5G.

Halo, which has been test driving on Las Vegas public streets for months, hopes its on-demand electric vehicles will help address traffic congestion and carbon emissions in Nevada's most populous city.

Like most car-sharing services, users can request a vehicle through the company app. Unlike most car-sharing services, however, the remotely operated Halo arrives and departs on its own at the beginning and end of your booking. Using proprietary technology, Halo's in-house "drivers" remotely operate vehicles over T-Mobile's 5G network. The firm's "Advanced Safe Stop" feature enables cars to immediately halt if a safety hazard or system error is detected.

"Full autonomy is a massive challenge from both a technical and social trust perspective that won't be solved for years to come," Halo founder and CEO Anand Nandakumar said in a statement. "But Halo has been designed to address these challenges by building automation over time, starting with a solution that consumers will feel comfortable using today."

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