{"368341":{"#nid":"368341","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Remote Repositioning Project Highlighted at CES","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA project that is being jointly managed by Ghassan AlRegib, an associate professor in the\u0026nbsp; School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bert Bras, a professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, was recognized during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 6, 2015.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s \u201cRemote Repositioning\u201d project is one of 25 experiments launched by Ford Motor Company as part of their \u201cSmart Mobility\u201d initiative. The project, which allows an operator to remotely drive real vehicles using available technology, was highlighted by Ford CEO Mark Fields in his keynote address as one of the innovations that will help the company solve current and future transportation challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsing cameras and sensors to stream live video over a 4g\/LTE cellular network, a person sitting in a remote location can operate a vehicle without physically being inside it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022You can think of this setup as an anonymous vehicle with a human being in the middle. This system presents many challenges,\u201d said AlRegib. \u201cFor example, it demands the video streams to be delivered with no latency, which is not possible when we use cellular networks. Thus, the system has to provide the remote driver with some guidelines even if the video streams are not being delivered within the required time window. Furthermore, the vehicle needs to be equipped with sensors and self-control systems for emergency situations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELow-speed golf carts owned by Georgia Tech are being tested as a proof of concept by AlRegib, Bras, and a team of ECE and ME students. Long-term applications for this technology could include offsite processing for car rental agencies, remote valet services, and even mobility solutions for the elderly and disabled.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur project is very exciting given its multidisciplinary nature with students from both ME and ECE working together. This remote driving concept is another element in the future of transportation in the 21st century,\u201d said AlRegib.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the project and see the technology in action, visit Ford\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/media.ford.com\/content\/fordmedia\/fna\/us\/en\/news\/2015\/01\/06\/mobility-experiment-remote-repositioning-atlanta.html\u0022\u003EMobility Experiment: Remote Repositioning\u0026nbsp; webpage.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Ford-sponsored mobility experiment led by Ghassan AlRegib praised during the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFord-sponsored mobility experiment led by Ghassan AlRegib praised during the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ford-sponsored mobility experiment led by Ghassan AlRegib praised during the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show."}],"uid":"27842","created_gmt":"2015-01-26 13:28:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:54","author":"Ashlee Gardner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-26T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-26T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAshlee Gardner\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnline Communications Manager, School of ECE\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ashlee.gardner@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eashlee.gardner@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ashlee.gardner@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}