Robotic Freight Transport Costs Expected to Fall 8% by 2035

About 100 driverless trucks are operating on the M-12 East highway in the Moscow region.

Moscow, October 13. /TASS/. The Russian Ministry of Transport announced that the cost of driverless cargo transportation will decrease by 85 percent by 2035.

About 100 driverless trucks are currently operating on the eastern M-12 highway in the Moscow region, the ministry noted. The cost of transporting goods will decrease by at least 8% by 2035; Savings for shippers will be 108 billion rubles ($1.3 billion).

Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin has previously said that the fleet of driverless trucks could reach tens of thousands by 2035, making it possible for up to 25 percent of the country's logistics robotics.