Technically Speaking: Scaling 3 Key Phases of ML Pipeline
Yi Wang, Senior Principal Engineer at Motional, does a deep dive into our approach for scaling our ML pipelines, and demonstrates three example design cases.
Motional Leadership
Motional's President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Karl Iagnemma will transition to the role of Senior Strategy Advisor. Motional’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Laura Major will take on an expanded leadership role as interim CEO and CTO.
Technically Speaking: Motional’s Imaging Radar Architecture Paves the Road for Major Improvements
By rethinking system architecture and using machine learning to analyze and process previously discarded low-level radar data, Motional is working on dramatically enhancing radar performance to the point that it rivals the point clouds produced by lidar.
A New Path for Motional
Motional's CEO Karl Iagnemma shares an update on changes to Motional's technical and business strategy.
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.
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.
Technically Speaking: Improving Multi-task Agent Behavior Prediction
Motional's PredictNet approach to prediction uses machine learning principles and a multi-task learning architecture to more accurately predict the future behaviors of surrounding agents.
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.
Motional Welcomes Sehyuk Park as Chief Strategy Officer
Motional hires former Hyundai executive to lead company’s corporate strategy towards a driverless future. Sehyuk Park brings more than 25 years of strategy and management experience as Motional prepares to scale commercial services
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.
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.
International Teams Advance AV Research in 2023 nuPlan Challenge
Teams from around the world competed in Motional's 2023 nuPlan Challenge, which helped research into advanced autonomous driving planners.
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.
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.