Halo.Car

Halo.Car is a Las Vegas-based car sharing startup that offers a remotely operated vehicle service. Instead of autonomous vehicles, the company utilizes human drivers operating electric vehicles remotely from a central location. Customers can summon an electric vehicle, which is then remotely driven to their location by a remote operator. Once the vehicle arrives, customers can drive it themselves as a regular car. After the trip, customers simply exit the vehicle, and it is remotely driven away by an operator.

This model eliminates the need for customers to locate and return the vehicle themselves, positioning Halo.Car as a competitor to traditional car-sharing services like Zipcar. Initially, the company had human safety operators present in the vehicles to ensure the remote operation system functioned correctly. However, in October 2022, Halo.Car announced plans to remove these in-vehicle operators, marking the final step before its commercial launch.

The remote operation technology relies on T-Mobile's Ultra Capacity midband 5G network and other networks when necessary, transmitting video feeds to remote drivers in simulation rigs. While open to adopting autonomous vehicles in the future, the company currently views remote human drivers as a safer and faster interim solution until the autonomous technology matures.