11/23/2023 0 Comments Motional![]() We’re proud to partner with Uber to bring both driverless ride-hail and deliveries to life in cities throughout the US. Motional now has unparalleled access to millions of riders and a roadmap to scale significantly over the next ten years. This agreement will be instrumental to the wide scale adoption of robotaxis. Motional president and CEO Karl Iagnemma spoke: Based on the success of that program, the companies have already expanded delivery operations and now intend to bring both passenger rides and additional cities into the fold. The companies state that the new commercial agreement builds upon the aforementioned pilot program that utilized Motional robotaxis to serve Uber Eats customers. All using Hyundai IONIQ 5 robotaxis, at least to begin. According to Motional, the partnership is the first in the industry to include both driverless ride-hailing and delivery services. The driverless robotaxi developer shared details of the new decade-long agreement with Uber Technologies in a press release today, outlining hope for a steadfast adoption of robotaxis in the US. ![]() Source: Motional Motional’s robotaxis first to offer rides and deliveries for Uber Now, the companies have expanded their collaboration into a full commercial agreement that will include Uber passenger rides in the driverless robotaxis, in addition to expanded autonomous deliveries. Prior to today’s news, Motional has already had a working relationship with Uber Technologies ($UBER) that has consisted of autonomous food deliveries in the Los Angeles area. In 2021, the public got the first glimpse of Motional’s IONIQ 5 robotaxis, which have completed a fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the US, in addition to 100,000 public rides. It is headquartered in Boston with more recent offices in Santa Monica, California, where the company has been testing its driverless robotaxis built upon Hyundai IONIQ 5 EVs. Motional is an autonomous driving technology developer that exists as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv – specialists in advanced safety, electrification, and vehicle connectivity. As part of the agreement, Uber will deploy Motional’s IONIQ 5 electric robotaxis in select markets at first, with the potential to reach millions of customers by providing both ride-hailing and delivery services autonomously. ![]() Rideshare provider Uber has signed a 10-year, multi-market commercial agreement with Motional – a developer of driverless robotaxis. ![]()
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