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Motional's Public Robotaxi Service in Las Vegas Now Available at Night
Motional has expanded its popular robotaxi service in Las Vegas to include nighttime operations. Catch a Motional AV on the Uber or Lyft networks as the Strip comes alive at night! Motional also added new rider-friendly features such as climate control.
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Minds of Motional: Seungho Lee
Seungho Lee, an Engineering Director, talks about his passion for robotics, his love for his family, and what AAPI Heritage Month means to him.
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Minds of Motional: Mei Ling Cheong
Mei Ling Cheong, a Senior Software Engineer, talks about what lead her to work on autonomous vehicle technology here at Motional, how she decompresses from her busy life in Singapore, and even dishes on an unexpected talent she won an award for in high school.
DriverlessEd
Do you have questions about autonomous vehicles? Want to learn more about the technology? Motional created a series, DriverlessEd, to help people better understand AVs, the technology behind them, and their benefits.
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DriverlessEd Chapter 5: Before Your Ride
Ensuring passenger safety is a key point in operating a robotaxi. This is why every vehicle is checked over thoroughly - inside and out -- everyday. Chapter 5 of DriverlessEd explains how a robotaxi is prepared for a day of passenger service.
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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.
Technically Speaking
Motional's Technically Speaking series takes a deep drive into how our top team of engineers and scientists are making driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality.
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Closing the Loop: Traveling Back in Time to Help AVs Plan Better
Motional's latest Technically Speaking blog focuses on Planning, and how using closed-loop training will help refine the modeling AVs use to create a safe path forward quicker.
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Technically Speaking: Predicting the future in real time for safer autonomous driving
Motional uses multi-modal prediction models to more accurately predict and anticipate what agents around our AVs are going to do next.
