Yandex · robotaxi
Yandex robotaxi
Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai Sonata sedans with Yandex's lidars, radars and cameras, used for its Russian robotaxi service and international testing.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- TestingSince 2018-08
- Fleet
- ~170Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Yandex ran one of Europe's first public driverless robotaxi services, in Innopolis from August 2018.
Real-world use
Sonata-based cars (fourth generation from June 2020) ran in Innopolis, Moscow, Tel Aviv and Ann Arbor; about 170 vehicles by September 2021. US work stopped in March 2022 and the non-Russian business became Avride.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2019-07
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
YandexCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless tests only
- Where it runs
- Innopolis and Moscow (Russia); earlier Tel Aviv and Ann Arbor
- Driverless since
- 2018-08
- Fleet
- about 170 vehicles (Yandex, September 2021)
- Rides, miles or loads
- over 5,000 autonomous rides in Innopolis by February 2020 (Yandex)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
How much public attention Yandex robotaxi (Hyundai Sonata) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
- about 170 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
Lineage
Every Yandex (Yandex Self-Driving Group) with Hyundai Mobis vehicle in order.
Yandex self-driving car (Toyota Prius+ prototype)2017Retired- Yandex robotaxi (Hyundai Sonata)2019Pilot use
Yandex also makes 1 machine. See every Yandex robot
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | Yandex robotaxi (Hyundai Sonata)Yandex (Yandex Self-Driving Group) with Hyundai Mobis |  Pony.ai Lexus RX robotaxiPony.aiSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Apollo Robotaxi (Hongqi E-Jie / Hongqi EV)Baidu Apollo with FAW HongqiSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Zoox robotaxiZoox (Amazon)Same job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2019-07 | 2019 | 2019-08-02 | 2020-12-14 |
| Status | Pilot use | Pilot use | Pilot use | Commercial |
| Height | — | — | — | — |
| Weight | — | — | — | — |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | — | — | 121 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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