Motional
| Company type | Autonomous vehicle technology |
|---|---|
| Website | www |
Motional is an American
Las Vegas, Nevada, in February 2021,[2][3] and also operates vehicles in Pittsburgh and Santa Monica, California.[4]
Name
'Motional' is a portmanteau of motion and emotional, with motion referring to the movement of self-driving cars and emotional expressing the willingness to realize the value of human respect.
History
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- 2013 - nuTonomy and Ottomatika, Inc. are established as spin-offs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University.
- 2015 - Delphi acquired Ottomatika[5]
- 2015 - Delphi demonstrates what they claim to be America's first fully autonomous transcontinental crossing.[5]
- 2016 - nuTonomy trial operated the world's first autonomous taxi in Singapore.
- 2017 - nuTonomy begins autonomous driving in Boston
- 2017 - Delphi acquired nuTonomy[6]
- 2017 - Delphi renamed as Aptiv[7]
- 2018 - Aptiv acquired NuTonomy and Ottomatika and formed an Autonomous Driving Team
- 2018 - First public robotaxi service tests in Las Vegas in collaboration with Lyft, with 50,000 rides in the first year[8]
- 2019 - Aptiv & Hyundai Motor Group officially announce an autonomous driving joint venture[9]
- 2020 - The establishment of Motional, an autonomous driving technology development joint venture[10]
- 2021 - Autonomous (SAE level 4) vehicle test drive successful on normal roads[2]
- 2022 - Motional and Lyft's public service is launched in Las Vegas using autonomous, all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles with a safety driver[11]
- 2022 - Motional and Lyft announced the planned launch of a fully driverless ride-hail service in Los Angeles[12][13]
Karl Iagnemma, founder of
CEO of Motional as of 2023.[14]
Finances
In March 2024, Motional took on a bridge loan to sustain further operations while the company seeks alternative funding sources.[15]
References
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew (11 August 2020). "Hyundai's autonomous vehicle project with Aptiv will now be called Motional". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ a b Bishop, Richard. "Motional Initiates Testing Of Driverless Vehicles In Las Vegas". Forbes. PARS International Corp. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ AP. "Company testing fully driverless cars on Las Vegas streets". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Newspapers. Retrieved 23 February 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Brown, Dalvin (22 February 2021). "To the list of places testing driverless cars, add Las Vegas". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b Stokes, Sherry; Walters, Ken. "Carnegie Mellon Spinoff Ottomatika Acquired by Delphi". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Abuelsamid, Sam. "Delphi Acquires nuTonomy For $450M, Advancing Push For Automated Driving". Forbes. PARS International Corp. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Delphi Technologies Set to Join S&P MidCap 400 and Frontier Communications to Join S&P SmallCap 600" (PDF). US: S&P Dow Jones Indices. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Iagnemma, Karl (May 31, 2019). "One Year In: Aptiv Marks 50,000 Public Robotaxi Rides" (Press release). Aptiv. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ Frangoul, Amour (September 24, 2019). "Hyundai and Aptiv to set up $4 billion autonomous driving joint venture". CNBC.
- ^ "Introducing Motional: The Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv Autonomous Driving Joint Venture Unveils New Identity". 《PR Newswire》. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (2022-08-16). "Lyft and Motional's all-electric robotaxi service is now live in Las Vegas". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Motional and Lyft to Launch Driverless Ride-hail Service in Los Angeles" (Press release). Motional. November 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ Sriram, Akash (November 17, 2022). "Lyft, Motional to launch robotaxi service in Los Angeles". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "Leadership | Motional". motional.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Korosec, Kirsten (15 March 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Hyundai-backed Motional buys time with a bridge loan". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 March 2024.