Nikolaev Aleksei

Career

2022: Appointment as CEO of Yandex.Drive car sharing

On May 25, 2022, it was announced the appointment of Alexei Nikolaev as the new general director. Yandex.Driva He replaced Anton Ryazanov, who will develop new business projects, Yandex including Driver, the company's press service said.

Before heading Yandex.Drive, Aleksei Nikolaev has served as director of strategic development of the company since February 2022. Prior to that, he worked at SberH and headed the direction of strategic partnerships and M&A integrations.

A new general director of Yandex.Drive car sharing has been appointed

It is noted that after the change of head, the service strategy will not change. Yandex.Drive will continue to focus on subscription (long-term car rental) and B2B direction. The new structure will help make cross-functional interaction of teams more effective, the company is confident.

The change in the leadership of Yandex.Drive was announced a few days after the appearance in the service of the long-awaited algorithm for calculating the cost of a trip, depending on the accuracy of driving. As part of the scoring system, the telematic module in the car analyzes the driving style.

The algorithms are as follows: the accelerometer captures sharp accelerations and braking, as well as "laying" in turns, this is only one sensor. It also analyzes speeding by a value above the non-fined threshold (+ 20 km/h from the allowed one).

Advanced scoring calculates a discount on the cost of the service. It is implemented in the form of cashback: users with the highest points will receive a 10 percent cashback with Yandex.Plus points, which can be spent on any Yandex services, including purchases of goods and food delivery.