Who makes Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi?

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is made by Motional, based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 2020.

Where is Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi deployed?

1 verified deployment of Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Las Vegas.

What is Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi's maturity stage?

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Robot model

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi

Name: Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi
Brand: Motional

Motional's robotaxi platform based on the Hyundai IONIQ 5. Paused May 2024; relaunched with Uber in Las Vegas March 2026 (safety operators); targeting fully driverless Level 4 by end-2026.

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is an av robot built by · Documented in 1 deployment in Las Vegas.

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Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /models/motional-ioniq5.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/models/98128290-f656-489f-86b8-e36df3cfe9c4
Revision history: /models/motional-ioniq5/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

Form factor: av
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
ID: 98128290-f656-489f-86b8-e36df3cfe9c4

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Specs

autonomy: driverless (Level 4 target); safety operators in current Las Vegas service
platform: Hyundai IONIQ 5 modified for AV

Recent deployments (1)

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi at Las VegasLas Vegas

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi?: Motional's robotaxi platform based on the Hyundai IONIQ 5. Paused May 2024; relaunched with Uber in Las Vegas March 2026 (safety operators); targeting fully driverless Level 4 by end-2026.
Who makes Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi?: Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is made by Motional, based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 2020.
Where is Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi deployed?: 1 verified deployment of Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Las Vegas.
What is Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi's maturity stage?: Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-06

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-06

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

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.