Vay remote driving Kia electric vehicles sit parked ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6, 2025. Over the last year, consumers in Las Vegas have been able to test drive Vay, one of a number of emerging players aiming to disrupt road transport with driverless mobility.
On a cosmetic level, Vay's service resembles autonomous robotaxis, where a customer orders up a ride on a smartphone and is picked up, driven and dropped off by a vehicle with no visible driver. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)