Hyundai and Motional expand their footprint in Las Vegas ahead of robotaxi launch
Motional, the autonomous vehicle company that is a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, is growing its presence in Las Vegas as it gears up to launch a commercial robotaxi service in 2023.
The company is tripling the size of its closed-course testing facility, doubling its operations center, and hiring over 100 new employees. The larger testing facility will allow for four times" the volume of testing, including new high-stress situations," such as high speeds, complex urban maneuvers, different lighting conditions, and light to heavy rain - all of which have been known to flummox autonomous vehicles.
The vehicle that will be put through this new, rigorous battery of tests will be the Hyundai Ioniq 5
The vehicle that will be put...