Russian autonomous vehicle (AV) start-up Yandex is set to test its cars on Tel Aviv's streets. The company will be testing the vehicles in a series of tests over several days starting next week, according to Ynet. The company located its only R&D centre outside Russia and Belarus in Israel, and aims to take advantage of the country's talent pool.
Russian autonomous vehicle (AV) start-up Yandex is set to test its cars on Tel Aviv's streets. The sensor-laden AVs will include a human back-up driver, and Yandex said the Israeli city's narrow and crowded roads would be a boon to its algorithm. The company located its only R&D centre outside Russia and Belarus in Israel, and aims to take advantage of the country's talent pool.