Motional Walks Transportation Planners Through Progress on AVs
Motional President and CEO Karl Iagnemma, Chief Technology Officer Laura Major, and others told NACTO attendees about the company’s driverless technology, approach to safety and accessibility, and the IONIQ 5 robotaxi.
Shared Spaces: How Cities Could Help Support AVs
AVs are programmed to follow driving rules and won't double-park or block driveways. Cities could help robotaxis thrive by designating curbside spaces for passenger and package pickups and dropoffs.
Elevate Your Ride: Experience the Motional IONIQ 5 AV in Las Vegas today
If you’re going to be operating on the Las Vegas Strip, you might as well stand out. Motional's IONIQ 5 robotaxi combines an award-winning design with industry leading driverless tech, and passenger-friendly features.
Motional and Lyft Deliver the First Rides in Motional’s New All-Electric IONIQ 5 Autonomous Vehicle
Motional’s new, all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi, which is designed for fully driverless ride-hail operation, is now on the Lyft network in Las Vegas.
Motional, Boston University Partner on Navigational Assistance Research for the Blind
Motional teamed up with BU researchers to test a wearable navigational assistance device that can help improve accessibility for blind ride-hail passengers.
Motional Expands Autonomous Testing to San Diego
By testing our AV technology in multiple, unique cities we can ensure Motional's driverless vehicles can adapt quickly to new driving environments.
Motional Opens New Singapore Operations Facility, Expands International Testing
Motional recently completed a multi-million dollar expansion project that doubled the amount of office and garage space located in the heart of Singapore’s high-tech district, growing the company's R&D and Operations footprint in the country
Introducing Motional for Safe Streets
Motional's CEO explains how the company will use its resources to create positive change across a wide variety of causes impacting road safety in urban areas.
DriverlessEd Chapter 4: Ready For Launch
Chapter 4 of Motional's DriverlessEd series details the behind-the-scenes work that takes place before robotaxis can start picking up passengers, including creating high-detail street maps, building a garage, and completing test drives.
CVE Tracker: A New Motional Open-Source Tool for Tracking Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
Motional has created — and is making publicly available — an open-source tool that tracks emerging Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, known as CVEs.
A Path Forward: Using AI to Improve Remote Vehicle Assistance for AVs
As Motional’s robotaxis drive more, our vehicle assistance system will use machine learning principles to become smarter and require less human intervention over time.
Engineering For Delivery: How Motional designed the IONIQ 5 robotaxi to move people – and goods
Motional engineers and product designers are creating an AV capable of serving dual purposes without losing functionality for either.
Motional and Uber Eats Launch Autonomous Deliveries in Santa Monica
Motional is the first AV company to join the food delivery company’s vehicle network.
DriverlessEd Chapter 3: Enjoying the Driverless Ride
Chapter 3 of Motional's DriverlessEd series explains how AV companies like Motional are using research to understand what makes a ride comfortable, the types of features passengers expect, ways to make the vehicles accessible, and even how AVs can communicate with people.
"Wait For Me": Improving robotaxi accessibility through the push of a button
Motional researchers are developing an app-based feature that lets riders with disabilities ask their robotaxi for more time while being picked up.