Motional, a self-driving electric vehicle joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, has chosen the basis for its first commercial robotic taxi. Quite predictably, it turned out to be a Hyundai electric car. More precisely, the Ioniq 5. Of course, the car will receive the equipment necessary for self-driving, including cameras, lidar and radar. In addition, there will be added interface elements in the cabin, allowing passengers to, for example, request an additional stop or perform other actions.
The machine is designed with “safety reserves” to keep critical systems running. Motional can also use remote control in case the robotaxi cannot cope with the situation on its own. This is necessary because the taxi will be a Tier 4 self-driving car, which by definition will not provide full autonomy.
The Ioniq 5 drone is expected to enter service in 2023 through a partnership between Motional and Lyft.
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