Unmanned electric Gazelle began to transport cargo

At the end of September 2021, Gazprom Neft spoke about the use of the GAZel NEXT electric car equipped with an autopilot system. This machine daily makes flights along the intra- industrial roads of the Yuzhno-Priobskoye field in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug along with other traffic participants, the company's press service reports.

It is claimed that we are talking about the operation of the first unmanned cargo system based on GAZEL NEXT in the Russian oil and gas industry. The development and configuration of machines is carried out by specialists of GAZ Group and Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after R.E. Alekseev.

The car is completely autonomous and moves along previously digitized routes. The warehouse employee issues an online cargo transfer order and selects the destination. The system automatically determines the nearest car, directs it for loading and further along the route. Having completed the task, the drone returns to the warehouse or parking place. One dispatcher can control the movement of 10-15 drones at once.

Unmanned electric Gazelle began to transport cargo

The software uses artificial intelligence algorithms that allow the machine to safely move along various pavements, even in the complete absence of road markings.

According to Gazprom Neft, unmanned transport will allow oil and gas companies to significantly increase the efficiency of temporary winter roads for the delivery of goods. The use of drones and artificial intelligence increases the speed of cargo delivery and the overall efficiency of logistics, as well as increases the level of security.

It is already obvious that the use of autonomous transport systems makes it possible to significantly increase the efficiency of logistics schemes. Unmanned vehicles work around the clock, which means they make more flights than manned ones, "said Dmitry Potapov, Director General of Gazpromneft-Supply.[1]

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