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Las Vegas Rideshare Drivers Upset by Uber Partnering with Self-Driving Cars
Motional and Uber launched electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis with safety monitors; fully driverless rides expected by year-end, expanding autonomous ride-hailing in Las Vegas.
- Starting this week, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis became available in Las Vegas via Uber, with trips from five designated zones including resorts and Downtown, on Friday | March 13, 2026.
- After a 2024 restructuring, Motional, Hyundai-owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary, reworked its approach around AI and neural networks following a $1 billion investment from Hyundai, building on a 10-year framework agreement with Uber.
- The cars pack multiple lidars and cameras, and a central processor fuses sensor data to create redundancies and a complete road view; riders unlock and start trips in the Uber app with notifications.
- Initially, a human safety operator will monitor each trip and the firms expect to remove operators by the end of this year; riders matched to Motional vehicles face no extra charge and can switch to a human ride.
- Competitors such as Zoox and Waymo are also operating or expected to operate robotaxis in Las Vegas, intensifying local competition, as Uber has more than 20 tie-ups worldwide.
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