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Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture with a long history of supervised public robotaxi rides in Las Vegas with Lyft and Uber. Relaunched on Uber in Las Vegas on 2026-03-13 with an operator behind the wheel, targeting fully driverless service by end of 2026.

Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Parent
Hyundai Motor Group (majority)
Backers and partners
Hyundai Motor Group, Aptiv
Founded
2020
Vehicles
Hyundai IONIQ 5 robotaxi
Technology
IONIQ 5 robotaxi described by Motional as one of the first SAE Level 4-capable AVs certified under US FMVSS.
Website
motional.com

Cities

Las Vegas - Public rides with a safety operatorLas Vegas

Timeline

  1. Las Vegas: Public rides with a safety operator - Uber service launched with a vehicle operator behind the wheel source
  2. Las Vegas: Public rides with a safety operator - Public Lyft service with safety drivers source

Announced

  • Announcement Las Vegas: Fully driverless service with no human in the vehicle expected by end of 2026 Announced . source
Profile sources (3)
  1. Uber and Motional Launch Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas - Motional, 13 Mar 2026
  2. Motional news - Motional, 10 Oct 2026
  3. Motional - Wikipedia, 10 Oct 2026

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