St. Petersburg Tests Scooter User Verification via Gosuslugi
The St. Petersburg Transport Committee, together with operators of Yandex.Go and Yurent, launched a test user verification for bike-sharing via Gosuslugi.
Consensus
- Saint Petersburg has launched a test version of user verification for short-term mobility services via the 'Gosuslugi' platform.
- The system is being implemented by the Saint Petersburg Committee for Transport in cooperation with 'Yandex Go' and 'Yurant'.
- The city and Moscow Region are the first in Russia to introduce such a system.
- Verification will be mandatory nationwide after a federal law is adopted.
- The goal is to improve pedestrian safety and reduce accidents by restricting access for repeat offenders.
- Users will be identified as unique Russian citizens through 'Gosuslugi', enabling automated fines for traffic violations.
- Verification is a one-time process and does not need to be repeated for each ride.
- The system is being tested to avoid potential collapse due to high usage volume.
- The city is preparing in advance so that services are ready and users are familiar with the process by the time the law takes effect.
Points of divergence
- The Committee for Transport of St. Petersburg emphasized that without prior testing, verification would have caused a collapse. — gazeta_spb
- The company 'Yurant' launched age verification via the MaxID system in the MAX messenger on July 23 of this year. — fontanka
- The total number of electric scooters in Saint Petersburg in 2026 is expected to be around 40,000, operated by Whoosh, 'Yandex', and 'MTS Yurant'. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Kickshearing user verification system will be tested in St. Petersburg - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- «St. Petersburg is working ahead of schedule»: test of the user verification system for electric scooter rental has been launched — Фонтанка
- In St. Petersburg, authorization via Gosuslugi is being tested for renting scooters — Интерфакс