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A New Path for Motional
Motional's CEO Karl Iagnemma shares an update on changes to Motional's technical and business strategy.
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Staying in Pittsburgh: Motional employees enjoy high-tech boom in their hometown
Motional is part of Pittsburgh’s growing high tech ecosystem, which is providing opportunities for talented innovators to plant their roots in the region, instead of moving away.
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Controlling the Fleet: Motional’s Command Center Gives Detailed Glimpse into AV Performance
Every Motional robotaxi is tracked in real-time in a state-of-the-art Command Center, which gives human agents an unprecedented level of visibility into their performance, allows it to provide remote assistance if needed, and monitor for issues with passengers.
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Keeping Focus: Motional’s Robotaxis Block Out Las Vegas Distractions
Motional’s all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxis are trained to ignore all the lights and sights that make Las Vegas a memorable experience. and instead focus solely on safely navigating through the complex driving environment.
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Technically Speaking: Second-Stage Vision Adds Needed Context to Unique Scenarios
Motional has developed a Second-Stage Vision Network that uses machine learning principles to add important context to our object classifications -- additional fine-grain classification then flows downstream improving our perception, prediction, planning, and control substacks.
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Motional Scales Autonomous Delivery Service; Adds Shake Shack as First National Merchant through Uber Eats
Motional's VP of Commercialization, Akshay Jaising, talks about what the company has learned as it grows its food delivery business and starts delivering Shake Shack orders made through Uber Eats
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Motional Releases Fourth Annual Consumer Mobility Report, Looking at the Road to Autonomous Vehicle Adoption, Headwinds, and More
The report takes a deep dive into the public perception and understanding of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, including the headwinds AV companies face from the public, generational perceptions, and factors driving adoption.
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Rethinking the Role of Radars as Robotaxis Mature
As AV technology advances, and the global supply chain responds to industry demand, radars could emerge as the central sensors for robotaxis, says Motional's Chief Technology Officer.
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DriverlessEd Chapter 7: Outside Your Ride
When developing autonomous vehicles, nothing is more important than safety. The safety of those driving, walking, or biking near our robotaxis is just as important as the safety of the person inside the vehicle. Learn how our vehicles respond to their environment in Chapter 7 of #DriverlessEd.
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Technically Speaking: How Continuous Fuzzing Secures Software While Increasing Developer Productivity
Motional uses continuous fuzzing to make sure that our software is as safe and secure as possible before deploying it – or if there is a glitch, that the system can handle it gracefully.
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Minds of Motional: Anne Marie Lewis
Anne Marie Lewis, a Principal Engineer, talks about her passion for automobiles, her fascination with AI, and what National Safety Month means to her.
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Technically Speaking: Improving AV Perception Through Transformative Machine Learning
Transformer Neural Networks are receiving increased attention about how they can improve AI-driven technology. Our latest Technically Speaking blog explores how Motional has been using Transformers to make our perception function better.
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DriverlessEd Chapter 6: During Your IONIQ 5 Robotaxi Ride
Chapter 6 of Motional's DriverlessEd series explores what it's like to ride in a robotaxi, and how Motional's team has designed it to feel familiar even to a first-time passenger.
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Technically Speaking: Using Machine Learning to Map Roadways Faster
Motional's latest Technically Speaking blog explains how we're using machine learning to speed up the process of mapping public roadways prior to launching commercial passenger service.