Hyundai deploys its robotaxi network in Las Vegas

The Korean manufacturer is already operating in Las Vegas its new robotaxis based on the IONIQ 5Residents of this city in the state of Nevada can now make urban trips using the Uber or Lyft application.

For the moment, all of these vehicles will have a driver to ensure safety, but Hyundai has promised that from the end of next year Their robotaxis will operate completely autonomously, without any human intervention being necessary.

The future is very close

To announce the news, the Korean manufacturer has published the video that you can see below, which shows these robotaxis transporting passengers from one side of the city to the other without a safety driver. A scene that should become a reality in just under a year.

Hyundai explains that the choice of Las Vegas was not a coincidence, as it is the perfect place to develop this pilot program due to the challenge it represents, before taking it to other large cities. In the description of the video, it is indicated that the more kilometers its robotaxis travel in the most complicated traffic, the safer the journeys will be in the future. Las Vegas is a city with a very peculiar traffic pattern that is not found in other cities, the company says, so travelling there autonomously for a mile is a much more enriching experience than doing so anywhere else.

Motional, Hyundai's great ally

Although, as can be seen at a glance, these robotaxis are based on the IONIQ 5, All of them have been thoroughly modified by MotionalThis company is the one that has integrated the wide variety of sensors that they incorporate to make autonomous driving possible, as well as the central processing unit that works with all the data provided by these sensors.

According to the company, its intention is to initially deploy this network of robotaxis based on the IONIQ 5 in Las Vegas, and then expand to other cities in the United States and other countries.