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First robo-taxis allowed in Moscow from 2024

Russia is keen to make C/AVs a key part of its transport mix
By Adam Hill July 16, 2020 Read time: 1 min
credit: Yandex
AVs will be on Moscow's streets in 2024, says Russian government (© Yandex)

Driverless taxis should be able to be deployed in the Russian capital Moscow in four years' time, according to the country's deputy transport minister Alexei Semyonov.

Russia-based multinational Yandex is trialling 100 units on Moscow's streets at the moment.

Russian news agency Tass reported Semyonov's announcement: "If we efficiently start implementing the plan we are developing on the basis of our stakeholder authorities and key companies - these are the Transport Ministry, the Interior Ministry and the Ministry of Industry and Trade - then, I believe, the year of 2024 is the period when we can launch driverless taxis."

The Russian government has pledged to make the development of connected and autonomous vehicles (C/AVs) one of its priorities in the field of transport within the next few years.  

Yandex is working with Hyundai Mobis to develop software and hardware systems for self-driving cars, signing a memorandum of understanding last year with a stated aim of creating a self-driving platform that can be used by any car manufacturer or taxi fleet.
 

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