Russia’s Kamaz to start driverless truck tests in July

MOSCOW, Mar 6 (PRIME) -- Russian truck maker Kamaz will start tests of its driverless model in July, CEO of Cognitive Technologies, a firm which develops the model with Kamaz, Olga Uskova told PRIME Friday.

“The first tests will be done in Moscow, on a training ground of the Emergency Ministry. Some tests are already being carried out. The first prototype will be (tested) in July this year,” Uskova said.

The company will spend 6-8 billion rubles to prepare all training grounds for tests and 12 billion rubles on car development, she said.

Google was the first company to get a license for driverless car traffic; it spent U.S. $2 million on the development of solutions for a Toyota Prius-based car.

(61.8457 rubles – U.S. $1)

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