The key facts
- Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin said that by 2028, trucks without a driver in the cab are planned to be put on public roads.
- Currently, unmanned trucks from Kamaz, Yandex and Navio run on the M-11 'Neva', TSKAD, M-4 'Don' and M-12 'Vostok' as part of the 'Unmanned Logistics Corridors' project.
- In September, it was reported that the bill 'On Highly Automated Vehicles' could be adopted at the autumn session of the State Duma.
Plans for 2028
Autonomous trucks without a driver will appear on Russian roads by 2028. This was stated by Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin, nominated for the post of deputy prime minister, RIA Novosti reports. 'By 2028, we plan to put trucks without a driver in the cab on public roads,' Nikitin said in the State Duma.
Current projects
According to the minister, at present, autonomous trucks from Kamaz, Yandex and Navio run on the M-11 'Neva', TSKAD, M-4 'Don' and M-12 'Vostok' highways as part of the 'Unmanned Logistics Corridors' project.
Bill on unmanned vehicles
In September, it was reported that at the autumn session of the State Duma, the bill 'On Highly Automated Vehicles' could be adopted, regulating the use of unmanned trucks and passenger cars. Valery Goryukhanov, a member of the State Duma Committee on Transport, said that this could become the world's first practice of state regulation of unmanned vehicle traffic between regions.
