HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 ROBOTAXI

Hyundai, along with Motional - a joint venture from Hyundai and Aptiv – also revealed their latest driverless IONIQ 5 based robotaxi at the CES convention.

Based on the all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5, the robotaxi is an SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicle that can operate without a driver. The fully-electric vehicle will feature 30 sensors to give the vehicles 360-degree vision, as well as the redundant coverage needed for operating safely in a wide range of driving environments. Combining the input from different types of sensors allows them all to support one another by combining their strengths to give a full, comprehensive view of the world. For example, radar isn’t impacted by weather, LiDAR provides range and distance data, and cameras can identify different objects.

With plans for the IONIQ 5 robotaxi to launch this year, Motional confirmed that the vehicle will first be available in Los Angeles, before rolling out to other cities.