We Are Motional

We're on a mission to make driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality.

About Us

Motional has been revolutionizing driverless technology for decades. Our DNA — a joint venture between automotive technology expert Aptiv and vehicle manufacturing leader Hyundai Motor Group — uniquely positions us to fundamentally change the way the world moves.

We harness deep industry experience in our mission to develop and deploy autonomous vehicles (AVs). Motional works closely with public and private partners to pair advanced driverless technology with a viable path to commercialization.

Our Team

Motional was founded by some of the earliest pioneers in the AV industry. Today, our team comprises leading experts in robotics, machine learning, software, and hardware engineering.

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Our Work

We’re developing and commercializing SAE Level 4 AVs for autonomous ride-hail and delivery. We partner with major ride-hail companies, including Lyft, Uber Eats, and Via, to deploy our AVs on their networks.

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Our Locations

Headquartered in Boston, Motional has offices across the United States: in Pittsburgh, and Las Vegas, as well as in Singapore.

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Our Leadership

Innovation is at the heart of Motional’s DNA. Our team dates back to two of the first AV start-ups in the world, nuTonomy and Ottomatika, founded out of MIT and Carnegie Mellon. Today, our leadership represents the foremost visionaries in autonomous technology who are driven by a mission of safer streets.

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We’re partnered with major ride-hail companies to introduce AVs to the public.

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Safety Drives Us

We believe AVs can fundamentally improve road safety and save lives.

Driverless vehicles have the potential to fundamentally improve road safety by eliminating accidents caused by human error. Motional’s autonomous vehicles are never drunk, drowsy, or distracted. They’re expert drivers; singularly focused on the task at hand: safely traveling from point A to point B.

Our Safety Philosophy

2013
nuTonomy and Ottomatika are founded out of MIT and Carnegie Mellon respectively
2015
Aptiv acquires Ottomatika
2015
Aptiv completes first autonomous cross-country drive (3,400 miles)
2016
nuTonomy launches world’s first robotaxi pilot in Singapore
2017
Aptiv acquires nuTonomy
2018
Aptiv launches a public robotaxi service with Lyft in Las Vegas
2020
Aptiv and Hyundai form Motional as a $4B autonomous driving joint venture
2020
Motional completes over 100,000 public rides through its service with Lyft in Las Vegas
2021
Motional operates some of the world’s first fully driverless vehicles in public roads, in Las Vegas
2021
Motional reveals its next-generation robotaxi: the all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxi
2021
Motional and Lyft announce plan to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas.
2022
Motional partners with Uber Eats and launches autonomous food deliveries in Santa Monica
2022
Motional begins conducting rides using its new IONIQ 5 robotaxi in Las Vegas
2023
Motional IONIQ 5 robotaxis start mass production at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS).
2023
Motional expands autonomous delivery service with Uber Eats in Los Angeles, now serving 20+ merchants, including Motional's first national restaurant, Shake Shack
2024
Hyundai Motor Group invests $475M in Motional to further develop its AV technology

Careers

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Our employees are located in the US and Asia and are at the forefront of transportation innovation.

Motional employees are driven by a purpose; to build world-changing technology that will make roads safer, create more equitable transportation, and lead to more vibrant communities.

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