In Russia, a “smart” tram flew into a crowd of pedestrians who were crossing the road at a zebra crossing (2 photos + 2 videos)

15 April 2024

Three people were injured and were hospitalized.

In St. Petersburg on Vasilievsky Island, a tram powered by artificial intelligence drove into the crowd and walked right over people. This was reported by the Mash Telegram channel. It is reported that faulty brakes are to blame.

Three people had to be rescued from under the tram. A 45-year-old woman and men aged 22 and 42 were injured. There was a huge traffic jam in place. The tram was empty. This is the Dovlatov composition - designed specifically for St. Petersburg in a retro style. The head of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Vyacheslav Stepchenko, gave a comment to the publication “Podem”.

For an unknown reason, the tram hit three pedestrians: a woman and two men. According to preliminary data, the woman was seriously injured, the other two were less injured. Traffic police officers and investigators from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia are working at the scene of the incident. The circumstances of the incident are being established,” Stepchenko said.

The tram entered the line without passengers: this was the so-called run-in. The tram driver was shocked by what was happening. He told Mash about this.

What matters is what happens to the victims. I am the last thing you can talk about here!

In connection with the tram collision, an expert commission was created to determine the reasons. This was reported by Komsomolskaya Pravda. The new tram was undergoing technical testing. Along with the driver, two representatives of the manufacturing plant, Uraltransmash, were present on the tram. All victims will be paid compensation.