The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Motional: 1 model, 3 deployments across 2 regions, $4.8B raised, 15 active incidents. 18 sources back the record.
Motional holds 2 Regulatory filing, per the DEPLOY registry.
See all 2 filingsCategoryRobotaxis
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.
Reality check
Las Vegas Blvd demo (company-claimed, Sep 2026)
Footage showed road testing on Las Vegas Blvd, including handling a sudden-stop construction hazard. Not a new deployment milestone.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 15 incidents on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundEquity Raise 2023 post-money
Key facts
Service pause (May 2024)
Uber relaunch (Mar 2026)
Vehicle
Las Vegas facilities
Los Angeles expansion
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Patent documents
10
Web sources
7
18 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Motional has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Aptiv1× joint1 total
- 2Hyundai Motor Company1× joint4 total
- 3Uber1× joint
Most recent
- Uber x Motional Las Vegas Robotaxi2026-03-13with Uberoperating
- Hyundai x Aptiv (Motional joint venture)2019-09-23with Hyundai Motor Companyoperating
Motional on the deployment map
View the global map3 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Mar 2026. Explore where Motional's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Motional deployment record →
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Motional, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
Which is the fastest robotaxi?
Which robotaxi is safest?
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 (15)
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16557)2026-09-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16264)2026-08-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16407)2026-08-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-15730)2026-07-01 · Collision
- ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-15591)2026-06-01 · Collision
- 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 30410-14092)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 30410-14238)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 30410-12017)2025-10-01 · 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.
Operator customers (1)
- Motional3 deployments
Brains developed (1)
- Motional Driverfoundation-model · commercial
Recent coverage
Motional in third-party press
Peers
92 peers across 2 segments. Every Motional competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Avridedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bot Autodirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Caterpillardirect competitor(inferred)strong
autonomous vehicle(4)
- Waymodirect competitor(reported)strong
- Cruisedirect competitor(reported)moderate
- May Mobilitydirect competitor(reported)moderate
- Zooxdirect competitor(reported)moderate
Mentioned on (15)
Registry pages whose text names Motional.
Companies (1)
People (3)
Incidents (11)
ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-14562), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-15247), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-15591), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-15730), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-14092), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-14238), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-14170), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-12017), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16264), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16557), ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16407)
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
- Total funding
- $4.8B
- Employees
- 981
- 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
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Motional has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Uber x Motional Las Vegas Robotaxi2026-03-13with Uberoperating
- Hyundai x Aptiv (Motional joint venture)2019-09-23with Hyundai Motor Companyoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Aptiv1× joint1 total
- 2Hyundai Motor Company1× joint4 total
- 3Uber1× joint
Funding rounds (3)
Motional’s 3 disclosed rounds, $4.8B in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2025-08-01
$550M(reported)
Investors: Aptiv (formerly Delphi Automotive), Hyundai, Nuance Investments
- Equity Raise 20232023-01-31
$258M(reported) · $1.3B post
Investors: Hyundai Motor Group (co_lead), Aptiv (formerly Delphi Automotive) (co_lead)
- JV Formation (Hyundai + Aptiv)2020-03-26
$4.0B(reported) · $20.0B post
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
Patent estate (10)
- US9465388B1usptograntedgranted 2016-10-04assignee
- US10857994B2usptograntedgranted 2020-12-08assignee
- US12276983B2usptograntedgranted 2025-04-15assignee
- US11958503B2usptograntedgranted 2024-04-09assignee
- US10126136B2usptograntedgranted 2018-11-06assignee
- US10583803B2usptograntedgranted 2020-03-10assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Motional’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Hyundai Motor Company
2026-08-23Supply: Hyundai IONIQ 5 platform for Motional from Hyundai Motor Company
New supplierNew supplier: Aptiv
2026-08-23Supply: Aptiv JV partner for Motional from Aptiv
New supplierNew supplier: Hesai Technology
2026-08-23Supply: Hesai short-range LiDAR for Motional IONIQ 5 from Hesai Technology
New supplierNew supplier: Ambarella
2026-08-23Supply: Ambarella CVflow AI vision processors for Motional from Ambarella
New supplierNew supplier: Velodyne LiDAR
2026-06-27Supply: Velodyne Alpha Prime -- exclusive long-range surround-view LiDAR for Motional driverless vehicles (multi-year, 2020) from Velodyne LiDAR
PartnershipUber x Motional Las Vegas Robotaxi
2026-03-13Uber and Motional relaunched commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas. IONIQ 5 robotaxis on Uber network. Expanding to LA mid-2027.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2025-08-01Series B raising $550000000
Funding roundEquity Raise 2023 funding round
2023-01-31Equity Raise 2023 raising $258000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Incident recordedSep 1, 2026
ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16557)
- Incident recordedAug 1, 2026
ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16264)
- Incident recordedAug 1, 2026
ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-16407)
- Incident recordedJul 1, 2026
ADS crash report in Las Vegas, NV involving a HYUNDAI Ioniq 5 (NHTSA SGO 30410-15730)
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Introducing Motional's All-Electric IONIQ 5 Robotaxi
Sources (8)
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/motional-puts-ai-at-center-of-robotaxi-reboot-as-it-targets-2026-for-driverless-service/
- https://www.kedglobal.com/future-mobility/newsView/ked202601120004
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ddok9DZCHB6/ · 2026-09-23
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4WneaDro9/ · 2026-09-29
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeM8-e9DoCy/ · 2026-10-07
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeMhi4VjUHO/ · 2026-10-07
- https://motional.com/news/introducing-motional · 2020-08-11
- https://www.aptiv.com/en/newsroom/article/aptiv-and-hyundai-complete-motional-ownership-restructuring · 2024-05-03
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
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Methodology: Verified · 8 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
Sources by quality tier
- 7
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
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.
Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News: Waymo, Motional, HiRain, Arbe, CDTL, Pony.ai, Verne, WeRide, Uber, AVOMO & Hyundai
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Motional open-sources edge case AV dataset nuReasoning
The gap between what autonomous systems perceive and what they reason about is increasingly the defining frontier in AV safety The post Motional open-sources edge case AV dataset…
Tesla, Uber, and Waymo all get the OK to operate thousands of robotaxis in Nevada
Together, these permits would allow up to 8,000 robotaxis to be deployed over the next 12 months.
Motional Robotaxis Now Available on Uber App in Las Vegas
Motional robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Las Vegas as of June 3, 2026. Motional plans to launch fully driverless Level 4 service in Las Vegas by end of 2026.
Uber relaunches Motional robotaxis in Las Vegas
Motional returned with 50M Series B led by Aptiv, joined by Hyundai. Deploying IONIQ 5 robotaxis in Las Vegas with Uber partnership, targeting commercial driverless service by end…
Motional Robotaxis Now Available on Uber in Las Vegas
Motional began offering its robotaxis to the public on the Uber ride-hail network in Las Vegas, running supervised autonomous rides with its new AI-first driving system and…
Motional’s INONIQ 5 Robotaxis Test Highway Speeds Autonomously
Motional has begun high-speed, closed-course testing of its all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5 robotaxis, hitting autonomous… The post Motional’s INONIQ 5 Robotaxis Test Highway Speeds…
Motional puts AI at center of robotaxi reboot, targets 2026 for driverless service
Motional targets launching driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas before end of 2026. Hyundai Motor Group joint venture. Driverless testing has begun in Las Vegas.
Motional Invests in Las Vegas Operations
Motional is tripling its Las Vegas closed-course testing facility, doubling its operations center, and growing its Las Vegas team. Main office at 730 E Pilot Road, Las Vegas, NV…
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
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Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Motional draws attention at the 95th percentile but verifies reality at the 47th percentile among AVs. Hype Gap +48.3, 3rd widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
1 independent sighting confirm real-world presence. Well-capitalized with $4.8B raised. 3 incidents recorded in the past 90 days.
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: Oct 20, 2026