# Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi at Las Vegas: deployment

Canonical ID: `1859eaf1-0474-4827-a1a1-eda987a9f08f`

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Motional / Uber
- **Status:** Commercial with safety operators (relaunched March 2026); targeting fully driverless Level 4 by end-2026

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-06_

- **Slug:** motional-ioniq5-las-vegas
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi](/models/motional-ioniq5.md) (id: `98128290-f656-489f-86b8-e36df3cfe9c4`)
- **Company:** [Motional](/companies/motional.md) (id: `c785150a-ee0b-4a51-bab8-384a0d5cd50e`)
- **Location:** [Las Vegas](/locations/las-vegas.md) (id: `5a0fd6e5-3990-4eae-965c-b1a8a864103b`)
- **First seen:** 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/11/motional-puts-ai-at-center-of-robotaxi-reboot-as-it-targets-2026-for-driverless-service/
2. https://www.kedglobal.com/future-mobility/newsView/ked202601120004

## Common questions

### What is the Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi deployment at Las Vegas?

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi, built by Motional, is recorded as a deployment at Las Vegas on the DEPLOY registry. Motional operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi at Las Vegas?

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 Las Vegas go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi deployment at Las Vegas still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi deployment at Las Vegas?

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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