Russian MPs demand driverless taxis to substitute migrants to enhance passenger safety
(MENAFN) Russian parliamentarians are advocating for a nationwide expansion of driverless taxi trials, claiming it would reduce reliance on migrant drivers and enhance passenger safety.
In a formal appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Aleksey Nechayev of the New People party and Anton Tkachev, deputy chair of the State Duma’s information policy committee, highlighted successful trials of autonomous vehicles in Moscow, Tatarstan, Sirius, and central Russia.
The letter urged the government to broaden testing zones in the capital and gradually introduce autonomous taxis in other cities deemed ready for implementation. The lawmakers asserted that automated vehicles could swiftly replace migrant drivers, who currently account for 10–40% of taxi drivers in some areas, and argued that many of them operate illegally or in violation of labor regulations, posing safety concerns and allegedly contributing to crime.
Earlier this month, Deputy Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin stated that fully autonomous taxis wouldn’t be widely deployed until after 2030, citing the need for further technological refinement to ensure safety.
Despite this, limited trials are already underway. Yandex began operating AI-powered taxis in Moscow’s Yasenevo district in 2023, with human safety drivers still on board. Since 2022, over 100,000 autonomous trips have been completed across Russia, with only 36 accidents reported—just two of which were attributed to the self-driving systems, according to the Ministry of Economic Development.
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