The introduction of unmanned automotive vehicles in Russia

Abstract

The article presents the modern concept of an unmanned vehicle according to the SAE classification. The features of use of unmanned transport, including its influence on traffic safety, efficiency of the organization of transportations and decrease in fuel consumption are considered. A brief overview of existing Russian developments in the field of unmanned road transport is given. The scheme of movement of an unmanned vehicle through the ice crossing using V2X technology is presented. The authors list the reasons of using unmanned vehicles on public roads.