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Main article: Self-driving cars in Russia
2024: Unmanned train with a hundred carriages launched in China
At the end of September 2024, China launched an unmanned heavy-duty train on a railway connecting Hebei provinces in the north and Shandong in the east of the country. This marked a major milestone in the transition from automated to unmanned rail freight technology. Read more here.
2023
Unmanned iron ore train derailed
On June 17, 2023, it became known that an unmanned train with 30 freight cars derailed in Australia. A Rio Tinto train was carrying iron ore from a mining operation to the Port of Dampier, which is located in northwestern Western Australia. Read more here.
LTE network for unmanned trains launched in Moscow metro
The Moscow metro launched the LTE network, which will be used to operate unmanned trains. This was announced on April 7, 2023 by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow Maxim Liksutov. Read more here.
Moscow Metro received radio frequencies to control unmanned trains
Zamera, Moscow the head of the capital Department of Transportation Maxim Liksutov in early April 2023, said that the capital's subway received its radio frequencies, with which it is possible to control unmanned trains. According to him, the segment of this radio signal was received from the Moscow government.
 | To use the technology of unmanned train control in the future, - said the deputy mayor in an interview with NTV (quoted by Interfax). |  |
On February 4, 2023, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that an unmanned train could appear in the Moscow metro by 2026, work on this project is already underway. He said that experts are working on the creation of a new generation train, which will accommodate more passengers. Its doors, according to the mayor, will be "record wide," and the trip will become more comfortable and quiet. "We are also working on the possibility of introducing autonomous travel and unmanned control," the mayor added.
In 2023, the authorities will purchase almost 300 modern Moscow-2020 cars for the metro, and in 2024 they will improve trains in accordance with the wishes of passengers, Sobyanin continued. They will update the interiors and install new generation chargers, as well as add more amenities for people with limited mobility, the mayor said. Trains, he said, will make it quieter and more comfortable.
The head of the city also said that in 2023 about 300 of the latest Russian-made cars "Moscow-2020" will appear in the capital's metro, and more than 800 such cars will be purchased within three years. In addition, from next year, the authorities intend to "improve the trains taking into account the wishes of passengers and world trends": update the interiors and present a new design of the head car, make trains quieter and more comfortable, install more modern chargers and organize more amenities in the cars for people with limited mobility.[1]
2021
"Russian Space Systems" created a platform for controlling unmanned trains through GLONASS
On December 9, 2021, Russian Space Systems (RKS) announced a platform for controlling unmanned trains via GLONASS. As noted in the holding, the new technology can be used to create a system for controlling the movement of all rolling stock in Russia and outside the country. Read more here.
Unmanned "Swallows" will be launched in 2023
Unmanned Swallows will be launched in 2023. This became known on November 12, 2021, according to Pavel Popov, Deputy General Director of NIIAS JSC, Technical Manager of Unmanned Trains Projects. Read more here.
Moscow Metro is ready to launch unmanned trains
The Moscow Metro is ready to launch unmanned trains, but the townspeople are not ready for such changes. This became known on November 2, 2021. Read more here.
Unmanned vehicles will be used in the Kazan metro
On April 6, 2021, the introduction of unmanned traffic technology in the metro of the capital of Tatarstan was discussed at a meeting by the President of the Republic Rustam Minnikhanov and the head of Transmashholding JSC (TMH) Andrei Bokarev. The working group has already started the project. Read more here.
2020: Ministry of Transport and Russian Railways create a virtual training ground for unmanned trains
On July 20, 2020, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and Russian Railways announced the creation of a virtual landfill for unmanned trains. The computer simulator presented by the department is designed to test computer vision technology in unmanned technology on railway transport.
2019: Unmanned tram to be launched in Moscow
On February 11, 2019, it became known that the Russian companies Cognitive Technologies and PC Transport Systems will launch testing of an unmanned tram in the next 1-2 months. Read more here.
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