Hyundai touts safety record versus Tesla, Waymo as Las Vegas rollout nears
LAS VEGAS — Hyundai Motor Group is nearing the commercial rollout of its long-awaited autonomous driving ambitions, with the Ioniq 5 robotaxi — developed with its US-based self-driving joint venture Motional — set to begin fully driverless taxi service in Las Vegas later this year.
Motional was established in 2020 by Hyundai Motor and US autonomous driving startup Aptiv, initially as a 50-50 joint venture. Hyundai has since increased its stake through additional capital injections and now owns roughly 86 percent of the company.
At a press briefing Thursday at Motional’s technical center in Las Vegas, CEO Laura Major said the company plans to launch full-scale Le
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