Russia wants to put self-driving taxis on city streets. Deputy Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin thinks these robot cars will start working after 2030. He talked about this plan at a major business meeting called SPIEF-2025. Government officials already see some automated vehicles driving around Russian cities. These early robot cars help test the technology before taxi companies use them.
Nikitin says his team will take their time making sure everything works safely. Russian engineers need to check all the computer systems that control these cars. The government wants to avoid accidents when people start riding inside robot taxis. Safety comes first before putting any new technology on busy roads. Officials will test every part of the system multiple times.
The same business meeting had news about space satellites from Russia. A company called Bureau 1440 will launch their first communication satellites in December. They plan to send more than 250 satellites into space orbit during the next few years. The satellite service should start working for customers in 2027. Bureau 1440 wants to have over 900 satellites flying around Earth when they finish their project in 2035.
Nikitin says his team will take their time making sure everything works safely. Russian engineers need to check all the computer systems that control these cars. The government wants to avoid accidents when people start riding inside robot taxis. Safety comes first before putting any new technology on busy roads. Officials will test every part of the system multiple times.
The same business meeting had news about space satellites from Russia. A company called Bureau 1440 will launch their first communication satellites in December. They plan to send more than 250 satellites into space orbit during the next few years. The satellite service should start working for customers in 2027. Bureau 1440 wants to have over 900 satellites flying around Earth when they finish their project in 2035.
