# Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi at Los Angeles, California, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `b5837ac0-96a8-474b-8213-ced1b13ad478`

Autonomous delivery with Uber Eats Greater Los Angeles. Shake Shack as first national merchant. Scaling from Santa Monica pilot that began May 2022.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-27_

- **Slug:** motional-ioniq5-la-uber-eats-2026
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi](/models/motional-ioniq5.md) (id: `98128290-f656-489f-86b8-e36df3cfe9c4`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Motional](/companies/motional.md) (id: `c785150a-ee0b-4a51-bab8-384a0d5cd50e`)
- **Location:** [Los Angeles, California, USA](/locations/los-angeles-california-usa.md) (id: `192edfdf-fa70-4354-a507-c8728ecde78b`)
- **Operator:** [Motional](/companies/motional.md) (id: `c785150a-ee0b-4a51-bab8-384a0d5cd50e`)
- **First seen:** 2026-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://motional.com/news/shakeshack · 2026-03-13

## Verified answers

- [Where can you actually ride a robotaxi in 2026?](/where-can-you-ride-a-robotaxi.md)
- [Robotaxi safety record: every recall, crash, and investigation](/robotaxi-safety-record.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA?

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi, built by Motional, is recorded as a deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Motional operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi at Los Angeles, California, USA?

Motional, the manufacturer of Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 13, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi deployment at Los Angeles, California, USA?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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