Yandex, Hyundai Mobis agree to design self-driving cars

MOSCOW, Mar 19 (PRIME) -- Russian Internet company Yandex and South Korean automobile components maker Hyundai Mobis have signed a memorandum of understanding to design new prototypes of self-driving cars to offer to car manufacturers, Yandex said on Tuesday in a statement.

“Our self-driving technologies are unique and have already proven their scalability. Yandex’s self-driving cars have been successfully driving on the streets of Moscow, Tel Aviv and Las Vegas, which means that the fleet can be expanded to drive anywhere,” Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh said.

“It took us just two years to go from the first basic tests to a full-fledged public robotaxi service. Now, thanks to our agreement with Hyundai Mobis, we will be able to move even faster.”

The first stage of cooperation is to focus on developing a driverless prototype vehicle based on standard Hyundai or Kia production model cars.

In the future, the companies plan to build an autonomous driving control system as an out-of-the-box solution intended for car manufacturers, car sharing services and taxi fleets.

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