UDK: 343.3/.7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30932/2500-1868-2026-58-2-06

Elena Al. Tsareva - Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Russian University of Transport (MIIT), Moscow, Russia

Abstract. The development of unmanned transport technologies has revealed a fundamentally new layer of problems. Criminal liability for transport crimes is losing its anthropocentric nature and acquiring an algorithmic dimension, rendering traditional constructs of objective and subjective elements of a crime inapplicable. The regulatory framework of experimental legal regimes has recognized this reality, but criminal law has not responded to it yet.

Keywords: transport crimes; unmanned vehicles; highly automated vehicles; unmanned aerial systems; criminal liability.

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Tsareva E.A. Criminal liability issues for transport crimes involving unmanned vehicles // Transport law and security. 2026; (2(58)):78―84.