A Russian multi-billion dollar company, Yandex, laid off about two dozen US-based workers. The company reportedly had a small autonomous vehicle fleet in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It said that the state suspended their vehicle licenses, but Michigan denied this.
Yandex Stops Its AV Testing in Ann Arbor
The Verge reported that as a result of the invasion of Ukraine, Yandex is now stopping its AV testing in Ann Arbor. This includes the halt of its tests and even its six-wheeled delivery robots at numerous campuses in Arizona and Ohio.