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| Leading Russian internet company unveils self-driving taxi prototype (VIDEO) | Leading Russian internet company unveils self-driving taxi prototype (VIDEO) |
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| One of Russia’s most innovative companies in internet service technologies, Yandex, has revealed its prototype of an autonomous taxi cab. | One of Russia’s most innovative companies in internet service technologies, Yandex, has revealed its prototype of an autonomous taxi cab. |
| A company video shows the self-driving vehicle avoiding pedestrians and weaving through obstacles. | A company video shows the self-driving vehicle avoiding pedestrians and weaving through obstacles. |
| Yandex is testing the vehicle software so the company can enter the driverless technology market. | Yandex is testing the vehicle software so the company can enter the driverless technology market. |
| The self-driving car project is part of the company’s Yandex.Taxi service. | The self-driving car project is part of the company’s Yandex.Taxi service. |
| All the prototype's systems have been developed by the firm, including mapping, real-time navigation, computer vision and object recognition. | All the prototype's systems have been developed by the firm, including mapping, real-time navigation, computer vision and object recognition. |
| “We use anonymized data that we receive from Yandex Navigator users, which allows us to understand how to drive in a city with its traffic congestion, accidents, speed limits, road closures and other traffic events,” said Vladimir Isaev, spokesman for Yandex.Taxi, as quoted by Techcrunch. | “We use anonymized data that we receive from Yandex Navigator users, which allows us to understand how to drive in a city with its traffic congestion, accidents, speed limits, road closures and other traffic events,” said Vladimir Isaev, spokesman for Yandex.Taxi, as quoted by Techcrunch. |
| Isaev said the company had been using computer vision technology in some services, such as searching for parking spaces or reading road signs in Yandex’s geolocation services. | Isaev said the company had been using computer vision technology in some services, such as searching for parking spaces or reading road signs in Yandex’s geolocation services. |
| Isaev admits it's too early to project when a commercial service will be available. However, Yandex is potentially seeking to partner with car makers and other companies working to bring self-driving vehicles to market. | Isaev admits it's too early to project when a commercial service will be available. However, Yandex is potentially seeking to partner with car makers and other companies working to bring self-driving vehicles to market. |
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| The Yandex autonomous vehicle hasn’t been navigating real city streets yet, but the company is planning to implement the testing in an urban environment within a year. | The Yandex autonomous vehicle hasn’t been navigating real city streets yet, but the company is planning to implement the testing in an urban environment within a year. |
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