The first driverless taxis may start working in Moscow in 2024

The first driverless autonomous taxis can start working on Moscow’s roads in 2024, Deputy transport Minister Alexey Semenov said during an online discussion organized by Roscongress.

“If we effectively start the implementation of that plan, which we develop based on our stakeholder agencies and key companies is the Ministry of transport, Ministry of interior affairs, Ministry of industry, then I think the period of 2024 is a time when, we can run in a particular mode such unmanned taxi” – he said, answering the question, when in Moscow will be the first autonomous taxi without a driver.

Currently, more than a hundred Yandex self-driving cars are being tested in Moscow as part of an experiment, but the driver must be behind the wheel of the car.