en.Wedoany.com Reported - Yandex's autonomous truck, RoboTrak, completed a fully autonomous journey from Moscow to Saint Petersburg without human intervention. The truck, towing a trailer, traveled along the M-11 "Neva" highway, covering a total distance of approximately 700 kilometers. According to the company, a test driver was seated in the driver's seat but did not participate in any control operations.

The journey was recorded by cameras installed both outside and inside the RoboTrak. Yandex released two camera videos: an 8-hour unedited full recording and a short video featuring key moments. The entire trip was controlled by an AI-based driving system developed by Yandex's Autonomous Driving and Robotics team. Under this system's control, the truck overtook slower vehicles, navigated around construction zones, and passed through toll stations. The company noted that the only stop was planned—regulations required the test driver to take a rest.

The M-11 highway has heavy traffic, so when the RoboTrak traveled at approximately 90 km/h, its maneuvers required precise calculations. The AI analyzed the speed and trajectories of surrounding vehicles, predicted their behavior, and selected appropriate maneuver timings while accounting for the braking distance of a fully loaded truck. Yandex has been developing autonomous driving systems since 2017. The company's trucks have been performing commercial transportation tasks for Russian retailers and logistics companies on the M-4, M-11, and Moscow Central Ring Road (ЦКАД) highways.

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