Hyundai joint venture Motal, approved autonomous test in Nevada

Motional, a joint venture established by Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, with an investment of $4 billion to commercialize self-driving cars in Nevada, USA Obtained vehicle test permit.

Karl Iagnemma, CEO of Motal, announced on a blog on November 17 (local time) that the state of Nevada has allowed testing of self-driving vehicles without drivers. Of course, that doesn’t mean the vehicle will run through downtown Nevada right away. It will go through its own rigorous testing and evaluation period, and during this period, it includes research on the performance and safety of autonomous vehicles including roads and roadways. After this, road tests for driverless autonomous vehicles are expected to begin in early 2021.

Mocial is active in cities in the United States such as Las Vegas and Pittsburgh, Singapore and Korea. The goal is to build a technology that can navigate left and right, in hot weather, heavy rain, highways, streets, and crossroads in various national road environments.

Of course, it is not known where these driverless vehicles will be deployed and when will be available for general use. Testing will last for months or longer if Motal is on the same train as Waymo, which started its driverless vehicle service in the Phoenix area. Also, when deploying a driverless service, whether to partner with LIFT or other companies may be of interest. In October, Motive announced plans to launch a shared-use robo taxi service with on-demand shuttle company Via in US cities in the first half of 2021. Both companies at the time unveiled a blueprint for shared-on-demand robo-taxi services and said their purpose was to understand how these vehicles would be included in public transport. The partnership with Via begins with the vehicle the driver is on. Related information can be found here .