Sber released a drone onto the streets of Moscow

Sberbank has begun testing cars with its own self-driving equipment in real traffic conditions on the streets of winter Moscow.

The press release shows a photo of a Kia station wagon with lidars mounted on the roof, reminiscent of flashing lights. By the end of the year, the number of cars on trials will reach ten, and there will always be a driver behind the wheel for insurance purposes. “It will be possible to recognize the cars by the characteristic graphics on the body and the “A” sign on the tailgate,” the state bank points out.

Unmanned vehicles were created by the Sberavtotech subdivision, they have an on-board computer of their own design with cartography of the purchased by Sber. 2GIS company

Yandex, Sberbank's main competitor in the taxi market, has been developing drones since 2016, and has been testing them on the roads since 2017. tests in the winter conditions of Moscow They successfully passed two years ago.

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