Motional

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Motional
TypePrivate
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2020; 2 years ago (2020)
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
,
United States
Websitewww.motional.com

Motional is an American autonomous vehicle company founded in March 2020[1] as a joint venture between automaker Hyundai Motor Group and auto supplier Aptiv. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Motional also maintains operations in Pittsburgh, Singapore, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Motional began testing its newest generation of vehicles in 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[]

  • 2013 - Industry pioneers nuTonomy and Ottomatika, Inc. established spin-offs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University.
  • 2015 - Aptiv acquired Ottomatika
  • 2015 - 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 - Aptiv acquired nuTonomy[6]
  • 2018 - Aptiv acquired NuTonomy and Ottomatika and formed an Autonomous Driving Team
  • 2018 - First public robotaxi service in Las Vegas in collaboration with Lyft
  • 2019 - Aptiv&Hyundai Motor Group, Official announcement of an autonomous driving joint venture
  • 2020 - Establishment of 'Motional', an autonomous driving technology development joint venture[7]
  • 2021 - Autonomous (SAE level 4) vehicle test drive successful on normal roads

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References[]

  1. ^ Hawkins, Andrew. "Hyundai's autonomous vehicle project with Aptiv will now be called Motional". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ Bishop, Richard. "Motional Initiates Testing Of Driverless Vehicles In Las Vegas". Forbes. PARS International Corp. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ AP. "Company testing fully driverless cars on Las Vegas streets". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Newspapers. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ Brown, Dalvin (22 February 2021). "To the list of places testing driverless cars, add Las Vegas". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ Stokes, Sherry; Walters, Ken. "Carnegie Mellon Spinoff Ottomatika Acquired by Delphi". Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ Abuelsamid, Sam. "Delphi Acquires nuTonomy For $450M, Advancing Push For Automated Driving". Forbes. PARS International Corp. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Introducing Motional: The Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv Autonomous Driving Joint Venture Unveils New Identity". 《PR Newswire》. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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