26 Mar 2022 2 497

Unmanned taxi project legalized in Russia

Starting from March 25, 2022, driverless cars will be able to appear on public roads in Russia completely legally. cars taxi. Soon such transport will run across Moscow, Skolkovo, Innopolis and the federal territory of Sirius near Sochi. However, in the capital, there is still a requirement for a driver to be present at the wheel, while in the other experimental regions, passengers will be able to travel without a driver.

An interesting experience will be attended by cars equipped with an unmanned system from Yandex. For passengers, nothing will change - the procedure for ordering and the cost of a taxi will be the same as when traveling with a driver. If the experiment is successful, by 2025 unmanned taxi cars can become an integral part of urban transport infrastructure.

It is noteworthy that the opinions of ordinary people about the introduction of unmanned taxis were divided into at least two camps. Below are some of the comments on this topic.

Ah, well, that is, it is difficult for us to produce normal cars, expensive and all that, but unmanned vehicles - please? Something seems to me that this idea at least will not take off if it does without an accident.

Michael is skeptical

I propose to test this unmanned taxi to those who allowed it. Well, what, earlier, architects were allowed somewhere along the bridge that they designed, and here it is normal practice.

Anna suggests

I didn’t understand at all why taxis are needed in Moscow. I climbed into the subway and popped without traffic jams. And who lives far from him, so there you can wait for a taxi, when you need it, you already have to think about it.

– expressed the opinion of the user Erondondon

I can already see how the poor drone is trying to go around the potholes and sort out a bunch of signs, some of which are somewhere in the bushes or on the trees, especially in summer. Even somehow this artificial intelligence becomes a pity, after such an uprising of machines, it will not be long to wait.

- Alexander jokes

Well, but we immediately understand where the roads in the country are good. In conditional Voronezh, such a taxi will obviously never appear, I’m already silent about very distant distances. In short, as always, we finance Muscovites and other gifted people from Skolkovo / Innopolis, and let them ride carts in the villages.

Sergey is outraged

But personally, I’m wondering what will come of this, yet they whine that we are a third world country and there are no technologies, so here you are, please, why are you complaining and indignant?

Polina summed up.