“Yandex” introduced a new generation of unmanned vehicles, created on the basis of Hyundai Sonata in cooperation with Hyundai Mobis, a subsidiary of the automaker. The representative of “Yandex” has demonstrated a drone in conversation with the correspondent of “Kommersant” on video.As specified in the company’s fourth generation of drones of “Yandex”. On the roads of Moscow the car tested in March. The company has designed five drones of the new generation, to the end of the year their number will increase to 100. In the new generation of drones increased the number of cameras, including added different focal. Also changed the location of the lidars and radars. According to the plan of the company, it will improve the quality of perception of the environment of the vehicle.”If you look at unmanned Hyundai Sonata as a potential taxi, during an average life time of the car in three years, the cost of installing the equipment more cost effective than the use of the car and the cost of two drivers from the eight-hour shifts. However, the technology is still under development, and the cost of the system and its configuration may change in the process”,— told “Kommersant” Director of business development directions of unmanned vehicles Artem Fokin.”Yandex” and Hyundai Mobis have signed an agreement of intent to create a platform for unmanned vehicles in March 2019. In the future, automakers will be able to use it to create unmanned vehicles, including karteninhaber companies and taxi services, expect the partners.Dmitry Shestoperov
