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Las Vegas: Ride with Us!

Catch an all-electric Motional IONIQ 5 autonomous vehicle (AV) when traveling between popular locations on the Las Vegas strip.

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Providing autonomous rides in Las Vegas since 2018

For over five years, Motional’s AVs have been available to public passengers on the Lyft network in Las Vegas. The service has introduced hundreds of thousands of consumers to safe driverless technology - with the vast majority of passengers giving their ride a top rating! In 2022, Lyft passengers began taking rides in Motional’s new, all-electric IONIQ 5 AV. The autonomous IONIQ 5 features advanced driverless technology and was custom-designed for passenger comfort and ease-of-use.

 

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Motional launches first robotaxi service on the Uber network

Motional’s all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxis are now available to Uber riders in Las Vegas. Uber and Motional have a 10-year multimarket framework agreement that is expected to create one of the largest deployments of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on a major ride-hail network. Riders in Las Vegas interested in taking a ride in a Motional robotaxi can visit the Uber app and select UberX or Uber Comfort Electric options for a chance to be matched with a Motional AV. Motional is also conducting autonomous deliveries for Uber Eats customers in Santa Monica.

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Motional's all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxi on the Uber network in Las Vegas
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  • As for my first time in Las Vegas, this was the most excellent experience. As a deaf blind person, the ride experience was amazing! Informative driver with braille information was wonderful. And they let me explore and touch the sensors around the car! I definitely recommend this ride to everyone!

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  • It's my first self-driving car ride. I loved it an am convinced this is the future. 

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  • Just got my first self-driving car - it was perfect. Could swear a person was driving the car. I felt safe and secure the whole ride. 

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Why pick an autonomous ride?

Autonomous vehicles have the potential to bring many benefits to communities:

Safer Transportation

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AVs are never drunk, drowsy, or distracted. Motional has driven over 2 million autonomous miles with zero at-fault incidents. 

Better Access

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40% of Americans have said they don’t have reliable access or any access to public transportation.

Improved Quality of Life

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The average American spends approximately an hour commuting each day - time better spent resting, working, or socializing.

More Sustainable

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A Motional study in Singapore found that autonomous ride-hails could reduce the reliance on personal vehicles by two-thirds.

Motional's legacy in Las Vegas

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    Motional and Lyft first launched their autonomous ride-hail service, where Motional’s AVs are available on the Lyft network, as a pilot at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2018. The pilot was so well received that Motional and Lyft made the service permanently available to Lyft riders in Las Vegas.         

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    Since launching in 2018, Motional has conducted over 100,000 autonomous rides on the Lyft network in Las Vegas and introduced hundreds of thousands of consumers to driverless technology. Over 95% of riders have awarded their ride five-out-of-five stars, and many first-time passengers have become repeat riders. 

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    Starting in 2023, the service in Las Vegas will become fully driverless - with no vehicle operators in the front seat - using Motional’s all-electric IONIQ 5 AVs. 

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Motional’s IONIQ 5 Robotaxi

Motional developed the all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxi through strategic collaboration with Hyundai Motor Group.

The IONIQ 5 robotaxi is an SAE level 4 autonomous vehicle, meaning it can safely operate without a driver. The autonomous technology is the result of decades of R&D by the Motional team and over two million miles of testing.

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