Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi

Motional's purpose-built robotaxi platform based on the Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric crossover, featuring 30-plus sensors including lidar, radar, and cameras for full 360-degree coverage. Active in supervised commercial service in Las Vegas via Lyft and Uber dispatch; expanded to Dallas with Uber in December 2025. In January 2026, Motional replaced its rules-based hybrid perception system with a unified AI foundation model targeting fully driverless commercial service by end-2026. Hyundai became sole owner of Motional in 2025 after Aptiv's exit and committed an additional $1B to the program.

Yes. Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi performing Transports passengers autonomously, with no human in the loop.

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is made by Motional, based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, founded in 2020.

3 verified deployments of Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Los Angeles, California, USA, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Las Vegas.

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable av robots to Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi include Waymo Driver (6th gen), Zoox Robotaxi, Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS), May Mobility Autonomous Sienna.

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi and Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo · 52 deployments) are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi has 3 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi ranks in roughly the top 50% of av models tracked by the registry.

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi has 10 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 10 incidents on record (10 minor). Most recent: May 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

The Motional Ioniq 5 is an all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 equipped with Motional's autonomous driving system, operating as a robotaxi in Las Vegas via Uber. Launched March 2026, it is currently operating with a safety driver. Motional targets fully driverless Level 4 operation by end of 2026.