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Russia Puts Fully Self-Driving Train on Open City Rails
Russia Puts Fully Self-Driving Train on Open City Rails
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No driver in the cab. No one is pressing buttons at every stop. Just a train that thinks for itself.
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Moscow is now testing the Lastochka with Level 4 automation – the highest grade. That means the train:A human operator sits in a control center and watches over up to 4 trains at once. They only step in if something goes wrong.For comparison, a lower-level version (with a driver still onboard for safety) has already been carrying passengers since August 2024.What makes this unique? Most self-driving trains in the world run in closed tunnels. This one operates on open infrastructure—streets, crossings, and real-world chaos.And the system is 100% Russian-made.
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Russia puts a fully self-driving train on open city rails
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Russia Puts Fully Self-Driving Train on Open City Rails
No driver in the cab. No one is pressing buttons at every stop. Just a train that thinks for itself.
Moscow is now testing the Lastochka with Level 4 automation – the highest grade.
Detects obstacles on the tracks
A human operator sits in a control center and watches over up to 4 trains at once. They only step in if something goes wrong.
For comparison, a lower-level version (with a driver still onboard for safety) has already been carrying passengers since August 2024.
What makes this unique? Most
self-driving trains in the world run in closed tunnels. This one operates on open infrastructure—streets, crossings, and real-world chaos.
And the system is 100% Russian-made.
