On June 21, the Russian pizzeria chain Dodo Pizza and the Copter Express company delivered pizzas by drone. This happened in Syktyvkar, in the Republic of Komi, 1,000 kilometers northeast of Moscow. The company used the drone to deliver prepared pizza directly to a public park. When it reached its destination, the remotely controlled drone …
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Gill Business Systems (Gillbus), a company that develops inventory distribution systems (IDS) for the bus-transportation industry, has secured $3 million from a consortium of three venture funds – Intel Capital, InVenture Partners and FinSight – at an undisclosed valuation. Launched in Ukraine in 2010, Gillbus aims to make distribution of tickets for buses “as smooth as tickets for …
The French search engine for car-sharing BlaBlaCar has taken over the Ukrainian site Podorozhniki, in order to enter the Russian and Ukrainian market. The cost of the deal has not been disclosed, as was the case with the expansion in Italy and Spain, but the Podorozhniki site is no longer available and all of its …
French car-sharing service BlaBlaCar expands to Ukraine and Russia Read More
Competition in the saturated Russian online travel sector is fierce, and one of the main players last week took the dramatic step of a complete rebranding as it seeks to differentiate itself from its rivals. Skolkovo resident Oktogo, which was supposed to be read OK-to-go (a fact lost on many), has adopted the name Travel.ru, …
Oktogo.ru raises $5 million and switches to Travel.ru Read More
Mobile Satellite Systems (MSS) GLONASS, a Moscow-headquartered developer and manufacturer of monitoring equipment based on Russia’s GLONASS global satellite navigation technology, is making inroads into the booming automotive market in the United Arab Emirates. Last week RNSinfo, a Russian website covering developments in the domestic navigation sector, reported MSS GLONASS’ plans to finalize a strategic …
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The Russian market for online airline ticket sales has grown to a whopping $3 billion, according to the general manager of online travel agency Biletix.ru, Alexander Sizintsev. This distribution channel currently accounts for 15 to 20% of all the plane tickets sold in the country, RIA Novosti reported last week. About 40% of the plane …
Online plane ticket sales in Russia have reached $3 billion per year Read More
RZD, the Russian state-owned railways monopoly, has just launched a free mobile app offering train schedules and allowing travelers to purchase electronic tickets. A click-to-call function allows users to reach the company’s call center easily. In contrast with the appalling usability of the company’s website, RZD’s mobile app, which we tested, is quite convenient. A few …
Russian Railways, the national rail operator, plans to introduce RFID tagging across all its assets, from rail cars to tracks and stations, over the next year, the Russian newspaper Izvestiya reported last week, citing a source in the Russian Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Reader devices will be mounted on locomotives. The data read from …
Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the official print media organ for the Russian government, has published a decision by the Russian Ministry of Transport last week to make GLONASS or GLONASS+GPS satellite navigation equipment standard for most civil airplanes and helicopters in Russia. The measure is intended to boost safety and improve air traffic control, the ministry stated. …
GLONASS mandated for Russian civil aviation by 2018 Read More
M2M Telematics, the leading Russian vehicle telematics solution provider, announced last week it has developed a distant control and surveillance system for hazardous freight transportation using GLONASS, the Russian satellite navigation system. The hazardous transportation solution, which had been ordered by the Federal Transport Supervision Service (FTSS) of the Ministry of Transport, was developed in …
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Fiber-optic telecommunication provider Transtelecom (TTK) won 20 of 24 wireless Internet licenses last week in three tenders organized by Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor.
The Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI) and the Scientific Center for Complex Transportation Problems of the Ministry of Transport have reached an agreement with IBM for the creation of an academic competence center dedicated to IBM solutions in the area of intelligent transportation systems.
