Yandex Offers Robotaxi Rides to Citizens of Remote Russian City
A Yandex.Taxi self-driving car in Innopolis.
Source: Yandex NV
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Yandex NV is offering citizens of a remote Russian city free rides with self-driving cars as the internet company seeks to convince the government in Moscow that autonomous vehicles are safe and indispensable for future transportation.
Yandex.Taxi runs two driverless vehicles in Innopolis, a city of 3,000 people, 700 kilometers (435 miles) east of the capital. With an an engineer in the passenger seat, locals ride to and from residential areas and the business center, university or sports stadium.