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How hot is the Las Vegas summer? Hot enough that extreme solar radiation can shift camera alignments by a fraction of a degree, and in autonomous driving, fractions matter. To ensure our robotaxis can handle extreme desert heat, our engineering team recreated intense solar radiation indoors to evaluate camera mount deflection under solar load. Swipe to read the full story and see how we build robust perception systems for real-world extremes!
You might miss someone walking behind some bushes, but our robotaxi won’t. Navigating busy shopping areas like Town Square means keeping an eye out for what’s coming, even when it’s hidden from view. Thanks to 360° sensing and real-time tracking, we can see past blind spots to keep pedestrians and riders safe. 🌿 👀
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True peace of mind comes from knowing your ride is always two steps ahead. See how our robotaxi detects a stalled vehicle ahead and decisively initiates a lane change, while yielding to provide time and space for the vehicle in front space to merge first. By reading the entire scene, we prioritize safety and keeping traffic moving efficiently for everyone.
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Can your autonomous driving foundation model reason through complex edge cases and navigate them safely? Put your system to the test and register for the nuReasoning Challenge today! 🤖 💡
Visit the nuReasoning Challenge webpage to register:
huggingface.co/spaces/nureas…
We know that other drivers don't always follow the rules of the road… so while the Motional robotaxi had the right of way, it detected the other car turning left despite having a stop sign, enabling it to stop in plenty of time.
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Teaching self-driving cars to think like humans isn't easy, until now. nuReasoning gives autonomous vehicles the human-like reasoning they need to navigate complex edge cases. 🧠 🚘
Are you ready for a challenge? If you're building autonomous driving systems, robotics, or spatial foundation models, your algorithms need to handle the long tail of edge cases. Register for the nuReasoning Challenge below.
🔗docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
To learn more about nuReasoning, visit:
motional.com/news/motional-o…
Teaching self-driving cars to think like humans isn't easy, until now. nuReasoning gives autonomous vehicles the human-like reasoning they need to navigate complex edge cases. 🧠 🚘
Are you ready for a challenge? If you're building autonomous driving systems, robotics, or spatial foundation models, your algorithms need to handle the long tail of edge cases. Register for the nuReasoning Challenge below.
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
To learn more about nuReasoning, visit:
motional.com/news/motional-o…
No one likes a sudden stop, especially on Las Vegas Blvd. When a truck merged to reveal a stopped construction vehicle, we safely merged to clear the hazard and kept up with traffic, ensuring a smooth ride. 🚧
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Construction zones don't always come with massive warning signs, sometimes it's just a few yellow cones in the road. See how our robotaxi detects the hazard, cautiously yields to a passing car on the right, and smoothly changes lanes to avoid the cones. ✌️ :toaster:
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*No retrofitting required
Straight from Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS) to Motional’s Las Vegas Technical Center! Arriving fully assembled from the production line, all the IONIQ 5 robotaxis need is Motional decals. Before getting shipped our way, HMGICS employees perform critical diagnostics, calibration, and validation tasks to ensure the IONIQ 5 robotaxi meet exacting specifications and are ready for autonomous operation. 🚕 ✅
Serving hundreds of restaurant, bar and shopping locations curbside in Downtown Las Vegas and in Town Square, plus designated hotel casinos along the Strip.
📲 Request an UberX, Uber Comfort, or Comfort Electric in the @Uber app for a chance to get matched.
From the Strip to Downtown to Town Square, robotaxis are giving you even more ways to get around Las Vegas.
📲 Request an UberX, Uber Comfort, or Comfort Electric in the @uber app for a chance to get matched.
We partnered with @MIT researchers to bring clarity and transparency to AI reasoning processes in self-driving systems. Check out their recent article to learn more!
Self-driving cars sometimes fail in unexpected situations. For instance, the car might inexplicably brake and block the path of an oncoming emergency vehicle. A human driver or passenger may need to react rapidly to prevent a collision.
To help humans better anticipate a vehicle’s mistakes, researchers from MIT and autonomous vehicle technology company Motional developed a new method that provides clear explanations of the underlying model’s decisions. news.mit.edu/2026/system-hel…
Cones ahead? No problem. Watch our robotaxi detect an active construction zone, recognize the need to switch lanes, and patiently merge behind traffic on the right.
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Motional has been named one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators for 2026!
We're honored to be recognized as one of the top 100 companies driving innovation and invention. This award is a testament to the culture we’ve built and a direct reflection of our team’s dedication and passion to push autonomous technology forward. 🌟
Read more from @FastCompany here: fastcompany.com/best-workpla…
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Today, we announced the release of our nuReasoning dataset and the launch of the nuReasoning Challenge!
nuReasoning serves as a toolkit to help AVs navigate edge cases with human-like reasoning.
Find out more here: motional.com/news/motional-o…
