Motional is an American start-up specializing in autonomous vehicle solutions and the company worked closely with Hyundai to prepare a fleet of Ioniq 5 vehicles for a very special taxi service.
Uber and Motional got together in October and announced a 10-year partnership and thanks to the technology provided by Motionless, Uber has high hopes for quickly scaling up the autonomous taxi services.
The two companies went forHyundai Ioniq 5as their chosen vehicle, the car is equipped with additional 30 sensors and array of high-definition cameras as well as LiDAR sensors. Apart from that though, it is a fairly standard Ioniq 5 with its 315 miles of range in city environment and fast 220 kW charging - exactly what any taxi fleet operator needs.
Nowa usługa autonomiczna oferuje autonomiczną jazdę na poziomie 4, a samochody stanowią część floty UberX i Uber Comfort Electric. Klienci będą mieli możliwość wyrażenia zgody na przejazd autonomiczny lub poproszenia o inny. Gdy samochód dotrze do punktu odbioru, klient może odblokować drzwi za pośrednictwem aplikacji Uber.
Istnieje opcja tworzenia kopii zapasowych na wypadek, gdyby robotaxi wpadła w jakiekolwiek kłopoty. W każdej chwili zdalny operator może przejąć kontrolę i skierować samochód w bezpieczne miejsce. For now the service is available in a selected area of Las Vegas but Uber plans to expand it as soon as possible and after successful trials both companies want to spread the robotaxis to Los Angeles.
Uber is back in the autonomous car business, it’s interesting to see this development after the company sold its self-driving division Advanced Technologies Group in 2020. Aurora Innovation, who bought the AT Group from Uber, has expanded its pilot program for heavy duty autonomous delivery trucks that operate between Fort Worth and El Paso.
