Sobyanin spoke about the creation of special maps for unmanned trams

Two unmanned test laboratory trams have started traveling with a driver along the routes №30, 27, 23, 15, 31 Krasnopresnenskaya tram network in Moscow. They will help to create high-precision maps for the movement of automatic vehicles, the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, said on the channel in the IACH.

"In accordance with the Moscow transport development strategy, by 2030 we will equip about two thirds of the capital's tram fleet with unmanned technologies," Sobyanin wrote in a messenger.

Before launching an unmanned tram on the passenger line, numerous and serious tests are carried out, the mayor said. For example, laboratory trams collect data to create a map that describes all the details of the tram's movement in a specific direction.

The map consists of a lidar part, which allows you to determine the position of the tram in space, and a vector part with basic information about the route. The speed limit, stops, traffic lights, switches, and more are marked on it.

This map was created before the launch of Russia's first fully unmanned tram on route 10. He has already traveled over 4,500 km without a single violation and transported more than 21 thousand passengers, Sobyanin noted.

It is expected that by 2035, about 90% of Moscow's trams will be powered by unmanned technologies. In December, it is planned to begin the first stage of pilot operation of an unmanned metro train at BKL. The control system will be tested on a modern Moscow series train at night without passengers, the mayor said earlier.

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