Funding
$550.0M
Models
1
Deployments
2
Overview
Autonomous vehicle joint venture (formed 2020 from Aptiv + Hyundai Motor Group). Paused commercial service May 2024 during restructuring (Aptiv exiting, layoffs). Relaunched with Uber in Las Vegas March 2026 with safety operators; targeting fully driverless Level 4 by end-2026. Primary vehicle: Hyundai IONIQ 5.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 9 incidents on file
DEPLOY Intelligence
Market intelligence for physical AI
Analyst-grade signals, competitive tracking, and investment context across the global physical AI landscape. Launching 2026.
Key facts
Focus
Stage
Customers
Technology
Robot
Las Vegas ops center
LA expansion
L4 Vegas launch target
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Motional on the deployment map
Where Motional's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Laura Major CEOreported, not verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Karl Iagnemma CEOsince 2020-01-01secondary-verified
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Motional (9)
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-15247)2026-05-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-14562)2026-04-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-14238)2026-02-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-14170)2026-02-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-14092)2026-02-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Pittsburgh, PA involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-13069)2025-11-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-11857)2025-10-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-12017)2025-10-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-11770)2025-09-01 · Collision
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operated deployments (2)
- Motional IONIQ 5 RobotaxiLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Motional IONIQ 5 RobotaxiLas Vegas
Operator customers (1)
- Motional2 deployments
Recent coverage
Motional in third-party press
Peer companies
Supplied by (2)
Sensors
- Velodyne LiDARcompany-levelVelodyne Alpha Prime -- exclusive long-range surround-view LiDAR for Motional driverless vehicles (multi-year, 2020)supplies
- Hesai Technologyvia Motional IONIQ 5 RobotaxiHesai short-range LiDAR (exclusive supplier for Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi; specific model SKU undisclosed at announcement)supplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- Uber x Motional Las Vegas Robotaxi with Uberdeployment
Funding rounds (3)
- Series B2025-08-01
$550M(reported)
Investors: Aptiv (formerly Delphi Automotive), Hyundai, Nuance Investments
- Equity Raise 20232023-01-31
$258M(reported)
Investors: Hyundai Motor Group (co_lead), Aptiv (formerly Delphi Automotive) (co_lead)
- JV Formation (Hyundai + Aptiv)2020-03-26
$4.0B(reported)
Investors: Aptiv (formerly Delphi Automotive) (co_lead), Hyundai Motor Group (co_lead)
Regulatory filings (2)
- CA-DMV-TEST-MOTIONALother · othergranted2023-01-01
- NV-DMV-COC-MOTIONAL-2020other · othergranted2020-10-01
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Introducing Motional's All-Electric IONIQ 5 Robotaxi
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Motional - Product Reveal
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
What Happens in Vegas, Makes Our IONIQ 5-based Robotaxi Even Safer
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Motional and Lyft Deliver First Rides in Motional's IONIQ 5 AV
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Introducing Motional's All-Electric IONIQ 5 Robotaxi
Sources (2)
Market intelligence
Hiring signals
Role composition
Recent openings
- Senior Software Engineer, Engineering EnablementEngineering
Singapore, Central, Singapore
- Staff Software Engineer, Motion PlanningEngineering
Singapore, Central, Singapore
- Principal Engineer Tech Lead, Embodied AI & Off-Board Performance EvaluationEngineering
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Principal Engineer Tech Lead, Embodied AI & Off-Board Performance EvaluationEngineering
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Engineering
- Principal Engineer Tech Lead, Embodied AI & Off-Board Performance EvaluationEngineering
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
+4 more open roles tracked
Common questions
- What is Motional?
- Autonomous vehicle joint venture (formed 2020 from Aptiv + Hyundai Motor Group). Paused commercial service May 2024 during restructuring (Aptiv exiting, layoffs). Relaunched with Uber in Las Vegas March 2026 with safety operators; targeting fully driverless Level 4 by end-2026. Primary vehicle: Hyundai IONIQ 5.
- What does Motional make?
- Motional has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi (Motional builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Motional?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Motional building in the same form factors include Tesla, Aurora Innovation, Nuro, Waymo.
- Who is the CEO of Motional?
- Laura Major is the ceo of Motional, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Motional headquartered?
- Motional is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- How much funding has Motional raised?
- Motional has raised approximately $550M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Motional operate robots?
- Motional operates 2 verified deployments, including at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Las Vegas.
- Is Motional a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Motional ranks in roughly the top 31% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Motional founded?
- Motional was founded in 2020.
- Are there any incidents involving Motional?
- 9 active incidents involving Motional are on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Motional safe?
- Motional has 9 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 9 incidents on record (9 minor). Most recent: May 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Motional.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Motional from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/motional.md
- RSS feed: /companies/motional/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c785150a-ee0b-4a51-bab8-384a0d5cd50e
- Revision history: /companies/motional/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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A young girl got the birthday surprise of a lifetime at the Memphis Zoo when her father, Navy Personnel Specialist 1st Class Adam Popke, returned from a deploym
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Reality vs attention
Motional draws attention at the 80th percentile but verifies reality at the 34th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap +46.3, 3rd widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $4.8B raised. 1 independent sighting confirm real-world presence. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 22, 2026