A “unified end-to-end system for intercepting and tracing vehicles” is being deployed on the roads of a huge region of Russia: the Central Federal District (CFD), which spans across 650,200 square kilometers. Dubbed ‘Web’ (Паутина), this software platform is connected with road traffic operational services, allowing the authorities to trace and analyze “the movements of …
On the night of April 8, Moscow rescuers found a woman sitting on a brick of ice in the Moscow (Moskva) River, 30 meters from the shore. The victim, born in 1995, showed signs of hypothermia and was hospitalized. She could not explain the reason for being on the ice. Following this incident, the Traffic …
Moscow river transport monitoring system trained to recognize people in water Read More
Kamaz, the Russian truck giant (part of the state-owned Rostec corporation), and Pulsar VC, an established Russian venture firm, announce an international startup scouting partnership focusing on mobility and IoT. The companies said they will “jointly search for new markets in the transport sector and attract investment in start-ups.” They may also consider “creating a …
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Russian businessman and philanthropist Ismail Akhmetov has invested in Hoversurf, a pioneer in autonomous flying vehicles. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, but company valuation was established at $30 million, the Russian media reported. Previous investors in the company include Qiwi co-founder Sergey Solonin, the Starta Ventures fund and several Russian individual investors. …
Hoversurf wants to make Russia a global leader in air mobility Read More
The subway cars working in the Moscow Metro will soon be equipped with facial recognition systems, reports the BBC Russian Service. According to a tender announced on July 9, the Moscow Mayor’s Office is spending 1.4 billion rubles (more than $19.7 million) on the purchase of the necessary surveillance cameras and specialized software. The first stage …
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RVC, the Russian state-owned fund of funds dedicated to innovation, and RZD (Russian Railways) have teamed up to launch to two venture funds for industrial and digital investments. Scheduled for launch in 2021, the funds will support early-stage projects which have “the potential of developing synergies with the railways company and increasing its business efficiency.” …
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Officials in Moscow have spent the last few years methodically assembling one of the most comprehensive video-surveillance operations in the world. The public-private network of as many as 200,000 cameras records 1.5 billion hours of footage a year that can be accessed by 16,000 government employees, intelligence officers and law-enforcement personnel. Now the entire system …
Moscow Vice Mayor Maxim Liksutov has told the BBC Russian Service that the Russian capital’s municipal government is tracking the movements of its residents using tools as diverse as taxi data, cell phone data, security cameras, data from Troika multi-ride metro passes, and customer complaints about the city’s public transport system. Liksutov said that all this geoanalytical …
Multinational Logistics Partnership (MLP), a major operator in the Russian warehouse real estate industry, intends to launch an interactive transportation management system for cargo transportation in Russia. The project is expected to start operations in the course of this year. Dubbed ‘TransCord,’ the system will track information about registered carriers and cargoes. An advanced selection algorithm automatically will identify …
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