The experts compared the countries according to various criteria, including government programs for digital development, the level of industry and technology, the readiness of infrastructure facilities, the readiness of the automotive market, the availability of roads for testing and customer demand. China topped the list with 62.7 points and the United Arab Emirates with 58.5 points, while Russia's index was 58.2 points.
Experts believe that favorable conditions have developed in our country for the development of unmanned vehicles. Thanks to the introduction of an experimental legal regime, enterprises have been able to start widespread use of unmanned vehicles without waiting for complex approvals.
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In addition, due to significant progress in the field of information and telecommunication technologies and the development of road infrastructure, it is possible to use unmanned vehicles on key highways and in major cities. At the same time, the industry is hampered by a shortage of components and a shortage of personnel. On the other hand, the shortage of personnel is one of the incentives for the development of autonomous cars and trucks, the researchers note.
According to Kept, eight organizations in Russia are actively working on the creation of unmanned vehicles; some of them have already started testing their developments on the roads. The Russian leading market players whose technologies are already being used in testing are Yandex SDG, Avtotech (Navio), Sber and Cognitive Technologies and KAMAZ.
The other day we told you that Yandex has opened a vacancy for a test driver of an unmanned truck.
