<p>This article overviews the history of development of driverless vehicles both in Russia and the World. Foreign experience of development of driverless vehicles, including electric traction, is analyzed. Main stages of creation of experimental NAMI driverless electric vehicle are revised. Main engineering solutions are described concerning development of advanced NAMI driverless electric vehicle, its major components and control systems. Projects aimed at environmental safety of passengers in NAMI driverless electric vehicle are exemplified. Results of bench scale and running tests of NAMI driverless electric vehicle are summarized. Major advantages of driverless energy efficient and environmentally clean transport are demonstrated.</p>

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Nowadays, road and environmental safety of people during vehicle operation is one of the most important problems. One of the main ways to solve this problem is development and implementation of driverless vehicles, start of operation of which on public roads is expected since 2020-2025. In the process of development, no due attention is paid to addressing the social problem of ensuring passengers’ environmental safety in habitable compartments of driverless vehicles (DLV) and modern driver-controlled vehicles. This fact may lead to the DLV implementation process restraint and negative consequences in the process of their operation as a result of harmful exposure of people’s life and health to hazardous substances in the air of habitable compartments. The objective of this research is analysis of the solutions for this social problem.