ST. PETERSBURG, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Over 45 percent of companies in Russia's transport sector have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, a senior official said Friday.
Boris Tashimov, deputy transport minister of Russia, made the remarks while addressing the International Transport and Logistics Forum, which was held in St. Petersburg from Wednesday to Friday.
According to the Ministry of Transport and the Digital Transport and Logistics Association, the most common applications of AI in the sector include processing unstructured data, machine vision, predictive modeling and optimization, predictive analytics, and speech recognition.
Tashimov noted that Russia is moving toward comprehensive regulation of the AI sector. Specifically, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media is drafting a framework law on AI to establish general principles for its use.
Meanwhile, a law on highly automated vehicles is being prepared, planned for adoption this year. According to Tashimov, it will enable the transition from experimental modes to full-scale implementation of these technologies.
