Systems and methods for remote control by multiple operators

A system for remote control of a vehicle by a plurality of operators, the system comprising:

• a data receiving module receives vehicle data for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is traveling on a roadway parsed into a plurality of segments including a first segment and a second segment, segments of the plurality of segments having a lead terminal and an end terminal;
• an assignment module assigns a set of one or more operators of the plurality of operators to each segment of the plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of operators includes a first set of operators assigned to the first segment and a second set of operators assigned to the second segment, wherein the set of one or more operators assigned to a segment remotely operate the vehicle in the segment;
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• a control shift module identifies a control shift region having a first boundary and a second boundary and selectively shifting control from the first set of operators to the second set of operators upon reaching the first boundary, wherein the first boundary precedes the end terminal of the first segment and follows the lead terminal of the segment, and wherein the first set of operators and the second set of operators exert shared control in the control shift region.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:

• receiving vehicle data for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle is traveling on a roadway parsed into a plurality of segments including a first segment and a second segment, segments of the plurality of segments having a lead terminal and an end terminal;
• assigning a set of one or more operators of a plurality of operators to each segment of the plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of operators includes a first set of operators assigned to the first segment and a second set of operators assigned to the second segment, wherein the set of one or more operators assigned to a segment remotely operate the vehicle in the segment;
• identifying a control shift region having a first boundary and a second boundary, wherein the first boundary precedes the end terminal of the first segment and follows the lead terminal of the segment;
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• selectively shifting control from the first set of operators to the second set of operators upon reaching the first boundary, wherein the first set of operators and the second set of operators exert shared control in the control shift region.