Yandex · robotaxi
Yandex self-driving car
Toyota Prius+ prototype
A heavily modified Toyota Prius+ hybrid that started Yandex's self-driving programme, later replaced by Hyundai Sonata-based cars.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- TestingDriverless tests only
- Fleet
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
A retired vehicle from Yandex.
Real-world use
Yandex's first prototype; it led to an unmanned robotaxi service in Innopolis, Tatarstan, from August 2018.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2017-05
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
YandexCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- Moscow, Innopolis (Russia)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current vehicles.
- 1,040 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (Yandex self-driving car)
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Supervised. Works by itself while a person watches and steps in.
Lineage
Every Yandex vehicle in order.
- Yandex self-driving car (Toyota Prius+ prototype)2017Retired
Yandex robotaxi (Hyundai Sonata)2019Pilot use
Yandex also makes 1 machine. See every Yandex robot
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Yandex self-driving car (Toyota Prius+ prototype)Yandex |  Uber ATG self-driving Volvo XC90Uber Advanced Technologies Group with Volvo CarsSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt EV)Cruise (General Motors)Same job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  nuTonomy robotaxi (Renault Zoe / Mitsubishi i-MiEV)nuTonomySame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2017-05 | 2017-02 | 2016 | 2016-08 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
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Sources
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