Russian search and technology company Yandex developed self-driving taxi prototype using combination of proprietary technology and mass market hardware

Briefing

Russian search and technology company Yandex developed self-driving taxi prototype using combination of proprietary technology and mass market hardware

June 12, 2017

Briefing

  • Yandex Self-Driving Taxi Prototype – Yandex launched self-driving taxi prototype through company's on-demand taxi service, with goal of entering driverless technology market through partnership with car manufacturers
  • Leveraging Existing Proprietary Technology – Leverages navigation, geolocation, computer vision, and machine learning technologies from own existing products, including Yandex.Navigator and Yandex.Maps
  • Using Mass Market Hardware – Assembled using combination of custom-built components and hardware available in mass market, such as Nvidia GTX GPU and Velodyne LiDAR
  • Public Tests – Currently being tested on closed circuits, with public road tests expected by 2018

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Yandex

Source

Original Publication Date

May 30, 2017

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