There is yet no company in Russia that can offer a solution to ensure such headways in driverless mode. Liksutov says: “In Moscow Metro, the headway of trains during rush hour is 80-90 seconds. 80 percent of tram lines are already segregated from other road users.ĭriverless technologies might be implemented on other types of transport as well: on the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), Russian Railways plan to reduce headway to 3 minutes or less thanks to automated control technologies. Moscow together with Yandex work on the driverless tram project, planned to be tested since 2022 – at first, at depots, later at nights, and finally – with passengers. It will be great if safe and reliable technologies come sooner.”Īs far as driverless transport is concerned, Moscow primarily relies on the rail public transport. We believe in their future, but it is a matter of 10-15 years. Liksutov says: “The Government of Moscow supports modern Russian-made driverless technologies.
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