Intercity unmanned tram is being tested in the Sverdlovsk region

2025: Testing an intercity unmanned tram

In the capital Urals , on November 28, 2025, a video presentation of the work of an experimental unmanned tram of the project of the inter-municipal line - Yekaterinburg Verkhnyaya Pyshma was presented. According information to "," PC Transport Systems this is the first in, Russia unmanned tram which, after passing tests, will run between the two cities.

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Фото: PC Transport Systems

As part of an experimental legal initiative in the field of digital innovation, an unmanned tram based on the model 71-911YeM "Lion Cub" has already learned without human assistance to go through all stages of maintenance in the depot (all functions of the digital depot are synchronized with automatic tram systems). Also, the tram "sees" obstacles in the way. A high-precision system obstacle recognition identifies of an object, the distance to it and the trajectory of its movement. In automatic mode, the car stops 7-10 meters before interference on the tracks. And resumes the movement after their elimination. Tests are carried out in various weather conditions. In fog, rain, snowfall, an unmanned tram works with constant efficiency.

The introduction of an unmanned tram between Yekaterinburg and Verkhnyaya Pyshma is another important stage for the Russian one. transport industries Our systems machine vision artificial intelligence have proven that they are ready for real challenges - from recognizing obstacles to completely automating processes in the depot. We see that our intelligent control systems are becoming the basis for such solutions, "said Andrey Romanchikov, Managing Director for the Development of Intelligent Management Systems at TMH JSC.