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Motional’s Technically Speaking series takes a deep dive into how our top team of engineers and scientists are making driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. In Part 1, we introduced our approach to machine learning and how our Continuous Learning Framework allows us to train our autonomous vehicles faster. Part 2 discussed how we are building a world-class offline perception system to automatically label data sets. Part 3 announced Motional’s release of nuPlan, the world’s largest public dataset for prediction and planning. Part 4 explains how Motional uses multimodal prediction models to help reduce the unpredictability of human drivers. In Part 5, Caglayan Dicle takes a look at how closed-loop testing will strengthen Motional's planning function, making the ride safer and more comfortable for passengers.
Motional’s new all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxis will be available on UberX and Uber Comfort Electric in select markets, contributing to Uber’s 2030 zero emissions goal. Motional and Uber today announced the launch of their public robotaxi service in Las Vegas, NV. For the first time ever, Uber customers are able to hail an autonomous ride using Motional’s all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxis. Motional and Uber are launching with vehicle operators now to lay the groundwork for a fully driverless commercial service, with the goal of launching the driverless service to the public in 2023.
