Motional Robotaxis Now Available on Uber in Las Vegas
Today, Motional launched its AI-first robotaxis on the Uber network in Las Vegas, offering supervised autonomous rides to the public.
- 130,000
What Happened
Motional has begun providing autonomous rides on the Uber network in Las Vegas, starting with a supervised service phase. All users need is the Uber app to be matched with a Motional Robotaxi. The company plans to transition to rider-only operations later this year, after incorporating customer feedback from this initial phase.
130,000rides
Motional has given over 130,000 public rides overall, gaining experience for this launch.
- Up and down the Las Vegas Strip
- Downtown Las Vegas with hundreds of curbside pickup and drop-off locations
- Town Square shopping district
Supervised robotaxi service begins on Uber in Las Vegas
Transition to rider-only (driverless) operations
“I am so proud to have Motional Robotaxis available to the public again.”
Previously from Motional Inc.
Motional earlier released the nuReasoning dataset, the world's largest reasoning-centric open dataset for autonomous driving, containing 20,000 edge case scenarios with 247,000 annotations, to help autonomous vehicles handle rare situations. This focus on edge cases supports the safety of their robotaxi service launched today.
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Motional Inc.'s official releases.
Why this matters
This launch marks a significant step in making autonomous ride-hailing accessible to everyday users in a major city. Riders in Las Vegas can now experience true robotaxis through the Uber app, with plans to expand to driverless service later this year. The partnership showcases the growing integration of AV technology into mainstream transportation platforms.
Terms in This Story
- Robotaxi
- A self-driving taxi that operates without a human driver.
- AI-first autonomous driving system
- An autonomous driving technology that uses artificial intelligence as its core approach for perception and decision-making.
- Supervised service
- A phase of autonomous vehicle deployment where a safety driver monitors the system and can take over if needed.
Summarised from the linked release; details can be imperfect — always verify against the original source.