Yandex Self-Driving Offers Autonomous Car Demonstrations on Public Roads During CES 2020
January 05 2020 - 10:00AM
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), a technology company that builds intelligent
products and services powered by machine learning, announced that
it will be providing demonstration rides in its self-driving cars
with no one behind the steering wheel on the public streets of Las
Vegas during CES 2020. Following CES, Yandex will head to Detroit
where it will provide an autonomous taxi service with an expanded
fleet of self-driving vehicles for the visitors of the June 2020
North American International Auto Show.
In its second year at CES, Yandex is operating its self-driving
vehicles in driverless mode, around the neighborhoods of the Hard
Rock Hotel. For the CES 2020 demonstration rides, the cars will
autonomously perform unprotected left turns, navigate around
multilane streets and crosswalks in heavy traffic at speeds up to
45 mph. The retrofitted Toyota Prius cars operate with the latest
generation of the Yandex’s autonomous hardware and software,
including a new sensor array, which enables the vehicle to more
accurately understand the world around it.
“We’re excited to be back in the US at the Consumer Electronics
Show (CES) in Las Vegas for the second year in a row,” says Dmitry
Polishchuk, Head of Yandex Self-Driving. “The technology in
our autonomous cars has improved tremendously as we accumulated
over 1.5 million autonomous miles in diverse conditions.
Constantly driving our cars in challenging environments in Russia,
Israel, and the US improves their safety, navigation capabilities,
and adaptability to diverse driving conditions. We look
forward to providing an advanced autonomous riding experience in
Las Vegas this week. Looking ahead, we will be bringing our public
robo-taxi service to the June 2020 North American International
Auto Show.”
Since last year's CES, the Yandex Self-Driving fleet has grown
from 10 vehicles to more than 100 today. With this fleet
expansion, our self-driving cars accumulated 1,500,000 autonomous
miles and provided over 5,000 robo-taxi rides with no driver behind
the wheel. Yandex is also developing proprietary lidars for
specific self-driving tasks while simultaneously reducing their
cost. Recently, Yandex introduced its autonomous delivery
robot, Yandex.Rover, which will ultimately help automate last-mile
deliveries and warehouse logistics.
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) is a technology company that builds
intelligent products and services powered by machine learning. Our
goal is to help consumers and businesses better navigate the online
and offline world. Since 1997, we have delivered world-class,
locally relevant search and information services. Additionally, we
have developed market-leading on-demand transportation services,
navigation products, and other mobile applications for millions of
consumers across the globe. Yandex, which has 34 offices worldwide,
has been listed on the NASDAQ since 2011.
Contacts:Media RelationsYulia ShveykoPhone: +7
495 739-7000E-mail: pr@yandex-team.com
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