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Heavy truck market in Russia falls by 30% in Q1 — Autostat
18+ hour, 29+ min ago (222+ words) MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. Sales of heavy trucks with a gross vehicle weight of over 16 tons in Russia fell by 30% year-on-year in the Q1 of 2026 to 8,900 vehicles, head of the Autostat analytical agency Sergey Tselikov said. "In January-March 2026, a total of 8,932 heavy…...
Unified operator to handle about 20% of Northern Supplies cargo in 2026, minister says
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (294+ words) MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. The Northern Supplies' cargo, which will be delivered by the unified maritime operator (UMO) to five Far Eastern regions in 2026, will amount to between 233 and 801 thousand tons, that is between 6 and 20% of the total volume, Minister for…...
Driverless truck fleet in Russia to reach 920 units by end of 2028
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (165+ words) To date, 95 vehicles were manufactured, which are engaged in commercial transportation on M-11 Neva highway and the Central Ring Road - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto…...
Joint Russia-Belarus operation seizes 135 kg of hashish in huge drug bust
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (208+ words) According to the Russian Federal Customs Service, the drugs were being transported from EU countries via Belarus in a big rig equipped with sophisticated hidden compartments - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense…...
Rostselmash developing autopilot with machine vision
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (160+ words) Russian farmers are already using driverless machinery but it functions only when satellite navigation is available - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture…...
Freight traffic falls at Eastern polygon, but growth predicted
7+ mon, 8+ hour ago (212+ words) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev pointed out that this is a temporary issue - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto…...
Russian Transport Ministry expects 50% of transportation means to be driverless by 2050
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (210+ words) Deputy Minister Vladimir Poteshkin said that about ninety driverless trucks are currently carrying freight over toll roads - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society…...
Mass deployment of autonomous transport in Russia to begin in industrial sector — expert
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) Marcel Nigmetzyanov the number of autonomous vehicles, both passenger and freight, will increase, and their presence on the roads will grow Mass deployment of autonomous transport in Russia to begin in industrial sector " expert YEKATERINBURG, July 18. /TASS/. Large-scale introduction of…...
Russia working to determine responsibility of robotic transport operators
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (127+ words) Certified laboratories should be created, which will deal with testing and conformation of the autonomy level of transportation means, Deputy Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin said Russia working to determine responsibility of robotic transport operators MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. Russia is developing…...