Motional Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-08 - Research Publication - Motional releases full nuReasoning dataset and launches ECCV challenge - The underlying paper and first dataset subset were public in May and June; Sept. 8 marks the full-data and challenge activation, not the artifact’s original publication. The full release covers more than 105 hours, 20,000 long-tail scenarios and 247,000… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2026-03-13 - Deployment - Motional robotaxis return to Uber in Las Vegas - Uber users can be matched with Motional robotaxis along the Las Vegas Strip, Downtown Las Vegas and the Town Square area. The supervised service phase is collecting rider feedback before a planned rider-only transition later in 2026. Motional reported more… - source: motional.com
• 2024-05-07 - Funding - Motional closes $475M funding round from Hyundai Motor Group - Resources shifted toward development and generalization of Motional core driverless technology. The revised plan de-emphasized near-term commercial deployments and ancillary activities. Motional had completed more than 100,000 autonomous rides in Las Vegas… - source: motional.com
• 2023-05-11 - Partnership - Ouster wins production lidar supply role for Motional autonomous vehicles - The serial-production agreement covered Alpha Prime VLS-128 supply through 2026. The IONIQ 5 robotaxi combines long-range LiDAR with more than 30 sensors in its perception suite. Motional had begun implementing Alpha Prime on vehicles in Las Vegas and Los… - source: investors.ouster.com