Russia's Google rival just jumped into the self-driving car race
 

Russia's Google rival just jumped into the self-driving car race
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Self-driving car testing is one of the most exciting developments in the automotive world, as auto**mous vehicles take to the streets in California, Michigan, Arizona, and as soon as next year, Russia.*

Russian search giant and Google competitor Yandex an**unced on Tuesday that it's working to develop its own on-demand transportation service, Yandex.Taxi.

“At this point in time, there are dozens of companies around the world building their own driverless cars, but only a few of them have components crucial for turning this project into reality," said the project's leader, Dmitry Polishchuk, in the an**uncement. "These components include a stack of reliable tech**logies and algorithms, engineering expertise and resources, and access to the market for self-driving vehicles. Yandex.Taxi, with the backing of Yandex, is one of the few players who can boast of possessing all of the above.” Read more...

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