Will driverless cars need remote human supervision?

Over the last few years autonomous vehicle start-ups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on their cars being truly self-driving. Industry experts and executives believe there may be a need for remote human supervisors to help the ‘robot drivers’ whenever they are in trouble. Having a third-party in remote control of a vehicle also raises insurance liability, risk and premium questions. In its Executive Summary, the Association of British Insurers’ response to the Law Commission’s Remote Driving Issues Paper says that it supports the development of automated driving technologies. He adds that the last 0.1-1% may require increased level of investment, making it potentially economic to have a remote human driver supervising the vehicles.