Unmanned trucks, which were observed on April 9 in the Russian capital, can move at an average speed of 11 percent. higher than conventional trucks with drivers, reaching a speed of 90 km per hour, which significantly accelerates the supply of goods.
In addition, it is expected that fuel and components will fall by approx. 14 percent. In the case of routes longer than 1000 km, and the average consumption of components will decrease by 5 percent. – informs the Russian Ministry of Transport.
Unmanned trucks in Russia. War in Ukraine in the background
However, the human factor is also crucial. Russia, which has switched its economy to war mode, is struggling with the deficiencies of professionals in many fields. “Unmanned technologies will also reduce the downtime of vehicle fleet caused by drivers' deficiency and allow redistribution of about 30 percent, drivers to other areas, which will optimize the use of human resources” – the Russian authorities argue.
According to the Russian authorities, by the end of 2025, the fleet of unmanned vehicles in Russia will reach record levels: over 10 million km of mileage and about 1.5 million cubic meters capacity of the transported load. In the next six years, the Russians plan to increase the length of roads adapted to unmanned trucks to 19.5 thousand. km.
Since June 2023, unmanned trucks have been traveling on the M-11 Newwa highway. There are 67 of them, and officials plan to buy more. So far, they have covered a distance of 7.2 million km and transported 800 thousand. cubic m. m load.
