METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE

The present disclosure related to a method of controlling a remotely operated vehicle operated from a remote operation station via a communication link, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring a latency of said communication link, requesting an emergency stop manoeuvre in response to said latency exceeding a predetermined threshold, and cancelling said requested emergency stop manoeuvre, in response to said communication link being recovered within a brake reaction time.The present disclosure also relates to a remotely operated vehicle having a control unit configured to: monitor a latency of a communication link between the vehicle and a remote operation station, request an emergency stop manoeuvre in response to said latency exceeding a predetermined threshold, and cancel the requested emergency stop manoeuvre, in response to said communication link being recovered within a brake reaction time period.