Motional

Motional develops driverless vehicles for ride-hail and delivery networks. The site describes the company as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, and it is based in Boston, United States. Motional says its aim is to make driverless vehicles safe, reliable and accessible for everyday transportation and delivery. Its robotaxis are now available on the Uber app in Las Vegas.

Driving and research

The company says its vehicles are never impaired and never lose focus, staying fully concentrated on the task of driving. Motional has released an open dataset of reasoning-centric long-tail driving scenarios, along with a challenge for researchers working on driving foundation models. In a paper published in Nature with MIT, its researchers proposed the Concept-Wrapper Network, an approach to making deep learning systems easier to interpret.

Partnerships and integration

The site says Motional builds fully driverless vehicles that can be integrated into mobility networks for ride-hail and delivery services. It describes the work as pairing safe driving technology with a passenger experience designed for everyday use. Its team spans machine learning, data, software and platform engineering, according to the site's careers text.

Recognition and research

Motional was included on Fast Company's eighth annual list of workplaces for innovators. The site lists the nuReasoning dataset, the Fast Company recognition and the Nature paper with MIT among its September 2026 news, along with a June 2026 article on long-tail driving.

Key facts

• Based in: Boston, United States
• Products: Driverless vehicles for ride-hail and delivery, nuReasoning open dataset
• Markets: Ride-hail and delivery networks, including robotaxi service on Uber in Las Vegas