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Motional And Lyft To Launch Fully Driverless Ride-Hail Service In Las Vegas In 2023 - Will Mark First City In Multimarket Deployment
-- The service will be the first time fully driverless robotaxis are available to public riders in Nevada, and will use Motional's next generation robotaxi,
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[{"type":"text","content":"-- The service will be the first time fully driverless robotaxis are available to public riders in Nevada, and will use Motional's next generation robotaxi, the all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxi\n -- Motional and Lyft to begin transporting public passengers in the IONIQ 5 robotaxis starting in 2022 and will scale to a full-fledged commercial launch in 2023\n -- Las Vegas riders will see a fully customized self-driving experience in the Lyft app in addition to other Lyft options they are already familiar with\n -- Deployment builds on Motional and Lyft's years of experience in operating a commercial self-driving service in Las Vegas; represents a significant expansion and a shift to fully driverless\n\n\nBOSTON, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Motional, a global leader in driverless technology, and Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYFT) today announced the planned launch of a fully driverless public ride-hail service in Las Vegas, the first city in a multimarket deployment. Motional's next-generation robotaxis, the all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxi, will be available on the Lyft app in Las Vegas, starting in 2023. The deployment is part of a landmark partnership between Motional and Lyft announced last year.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe service will be the first time fully driverless cars for use in a ride-hailing service are available to the public in Nevada. Launched by Aptiv in 2018 and now as Motional, the company has operated a public self-driving service with Lyft in Las Vegas for over three years. The 2023 deployment represents a significant expansion, will use Motional's next-generation robotaxi, and will be the first time passengers experience a fully driverless Lyft and Motional ride. With plans to launch in multiple markets, the service is also designed to be scalable and positions both Motional and Lyft to introduce millions of riders to driverless technology in the future. \nMotional's president and CEO Karl Iagnemma said the announcement marks an important milestone between the two companies. \"Motional and Lyft pioneered collaboration between the ride-hail and driverless industries, and are now laying the foundation for large-scale deployments of driverless robotaxis,\" said Iagnemma. \"We look forward to beginning this next chapter in Las Vegas, and then quickly scaling to other markets across the Lyft networ...