Motional robotaxis to offer night rides in Vegas

Self-driving tech company Motional will now operate its robotaxis in Las Vegas at night.

The extension of the service was confirmed in a blog post on the Motional website.

Over the past few months, the company’s Hyundai IONIQ 5-based vehicles have become a familiar sight on and around the Vegas Strip.

In September, Motional partnered with Lyft to offer services in Sin City. And in December, it launched operations with Uber after the pair had announced a 10-year deal to partner together in October.

But until now all rides with both Lyft and Uber have been confined to daytime hours.

“Las Vegas is a city that really comes alive once the sun goes down, so extending our service to match rider demand is a critical step forward in the evolution of our vehicle,” explained Akshay Jaising, Motional’s vice president of commercialization.

“We’re happy we can now spend more hours every day introducing passengers to our technology and helping them travel safely and comfortably where they need to go.”

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