Motional is an American

autonomous vehicle Vehicular automation involves the use of mechatronics, artificial intelligence, and multi-agent systems to assist the operator of a vehicle (car, aircraft, watercraft, or otherwise).Hu, J.; Bhowmick, P.; Lanzon, A.,Group Coordinated Control o ...

company founded in March 2020 as a joint venture between automaker

Hyundai Motor Group The Hyundai Motor Group (HMG; ; ; stylized as HYUΠDAI) is a South Korean '' chaebol'' (loosely similar to a multinational conglomerate but without a central holding company or ownership structure) headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The HM ...

and auto supplier

Aptiv Aptiv PLC is an Irish-American automotive technology supplier with headquarters in Dublin. Aptiv grew out of the now-defunct American company, Delphi Automotive Systems, which itself was formerly a component of General Motors. History The com ...

. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Motional also maintains operations in

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, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Motional began testing its newest generation of vehicles in

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, in February 2021, and also operates vehicles in Pittsburgh and

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Name

'Motional' is a portmanteau of motion and emotional, with motion referring to the movement of self-driving cars and emotional expressing the willingness to realize the value of human respect.

History

* 2013 -

nuTonomy NuTonomy (stylized as nuTonomy) was an MIT spin-off technology startup company that made software to build self-driving cars and autonomous mobile robots. The company was founded in 2013. In August 2016, it launched its robo-taxi service (pilot ...

and Ottomatika, Inc. are established as spin-offs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University. * 2015 - Delphi acquired Ottomatika * 2015 - Delphi demonstrates what they claim to be America's first fully autonomous transcontinental crossing. * 2016 - nuTonomy trial operated the world's first autonomous taxi in Singapore. * 2017 - nuTonomy begins autonomous driving in Boston * 2017 - Delphi acquired nuTonomy * 2017 - Delphi renamed as Aptiv * 2018 - Aptiv acquired NuTonomy and Ottomatika and formed an Autonomous Driving Team * 2018 - First public robotaxi service tests in Las Vegas in collaboration with

Lyft Lyft, Inc. offers mobility as a service, ride-hailing, vehicles for hire, motorized scooters, a bicycle-sharing system, rental cars, and food delivery in the United States and select cities in Canada. Lyft sets fares, which vary using a dyn ...

, with 50,000 rides in the first year * 2019 - Aptiv & Hyundai Motor Group officially announce an autonomous driving joint venture * 2020 - The establishment of Motional, an autonomous driving technology development joint venture * 2021 - Autonomous (SAE level 4) vehicle test drive successful on normal roads * 2022 - Motional and Lyft's public service is launched in Las Vegas using autonomous, all-electric

Hyundai Ioniq 5 The Hyundai Ioniq 5 ( ko, 현대 아이오닉 5) is a battery electric compact crossover SUV produced by Hyundai. It is the first product to be marketed under the electric cars-focused Ioniq sub-brand, and the first model developed on the Hyu ...

vehicles with a safety driver * 2022 - Motional and Lyft announced the planned launch of a fully driverless ride-hail service in Los Angeles

References

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* {{official, https://motional.com 2020 establishments in Massachusetts Self-driving car companies Hyundai Motor Group