Fully unmanned trams may appear in Russia within one to two years. This was stated by the First Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, Konstantin Pashkov, on the sidelines of the V Congress of Young Scientists in Sirius.
I think this is a prospect [for the next] year or two.
According to him, we are talking about transport that can travel on rails without an employee of the tram management.
In Moscow, such a tram has been running on one of the routes since September. Its launch took place in three stages. First, the unmanned tram drove itself, but with a driver on board, who made the final decisions. Then, test trips were carried out with passengers and a driver. Finally, the third stage ended with the launch of a regular route without a driver.
"Pervy Tehnicheskiy" is the industry information partner of the V Congress of Young Scientists, which takes place from November 26 to 28, 2025, on the federal territory of Sirius. This is the central event of the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.
