Yandex Company will launch unmanned taxis for the transport of passengers in 2021. It is reported by RBC with reference to the relevant draft Decree of the Government, complementing the law “On experimental legal regimes in the field of digital innovation”.
According to the statement, Yandex GO has become the only participant in the experiment on the implementation of such technology. The remaining aggregators found the idea of a promising issue of a remote future.
It turned out that in 2021 Yandex plans to withdraw eight commercial unmanned taxis on the roads of Innopolis (Tatarstan). In the capital, ten such cars will appear in this or next year. In total, the company plans to increase the fleuding park to one thousand cars.
Earlier in the Ministry of Transport announced the tests of unmanned cars without the participation of drivers in the period from 2021 to 2024. In a number of regions, it is planned to create zones with 5G networks for the experiment. At the same time, “Yandex” reported that there were unmanned cars that could ride on public roads regardless of the conditions of the external environment and the development of infrastructure. The company noted that drones can already move independently, but they must learn to predict the changes in the situation, since not everyone goes to the rules.
Minister of Minister of Minister of Economic Development of Russia Vladislav Fedulov said that the documentation for launching the testing of unmanned cars was developed together with the Yandex, now it must be coordinated with the controlling authorities, “so that they understand how such unmanned cars will move on the road.” Experiment for testing unmanned cars is designed for three years, he clarified.