Russia puts first autonomous trains in regular service this year

Lastochka train in Moscow region, source: Russian Railways (RZD)
Source: Russian Railways (RZD)

The Russian Railways (RZD) will start using first autonomous passenger trains (GoA3) in the regular timetable in September this year. Pavel Popov, responsible for this project at the state-owned company, will tell how he will achieve this ambitious goal during RailTech Europe.

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Author: Paul van den Bogaard

Paul van den Bogaard is editor of SpoorPro, a sister title of RailTech

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