Las Vegas
Status
Zoox - is available to consumers (see notes below)
Service areas
Slightly confusing as Motional is running two services in Las Vegas, one with Via, one with Lyft/Uber.
"The fleets for both services will be separate" - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/24/motional-and-via-launch-free-autonomous-ride-hail-service-in-las-vegas/
Motional/Via
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
Appears anyone can sign up - more information here https://ridewithvia.com/motional-las-vegas/
Motional describe this as a "soft launch" ahead of full launch in Las Vegas in 2023.
Pickup / Dropoff points
Robotaxis can currently only be taken between these pickup & dropoff points:
The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod
Las Vegas North Premium Outlets
The D Casino & Hotel
The Mob Museum
Container Park
Gold & Silver Pawn Shop
Las Vegas City Hall
Arts District-Main St
Newport Lofts
Soho Lofts
Juhl Building
The Ogden
Clark County Government Center
Bank Of America Building
Clark County Marriage License Bureau
Circa Casino & Hotel
Arts District-Main St
RTC Bonneville Transit Center
Discovery Museum/Smith Center/World Market Center
Carson Parking Lot
Clark County Government Center
Motional/Lyft
Service suspended May 2024 - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/motional-delays-commercial-robotaxi-plans-amid-restructuring/
A wider service area (than Motional/Via) as if your route request doesn't match what can be served by a robotaxi, you will be allocated a Lyft vehicle with a human driver.
"Catch an all-electric Motional IONIQ 5 autonomous vehicle (AV) when traveling between popular locations on the Las Vegas strip. Simply visit the Lyft app and opt-in to accept an autonomous ride"
"You’ll get a clean, comfortable self-driving car that can fit a maximum of 3 adults (including yourself). And since the trunk is used for the car’s technology, this ride won’t have space for luggage just yet." - Source: https://autonomous.lyft.com/riders/
"Your Lyft app makes it easy to get from downtown to the Arts District to the Las Vegas sign all in a self-driving ride. Just use Lyft within the current service area. If a Motional self-driving car is nearby, it’s yours to experience."
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
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
Further information for riders: https://autonomous.lyft.com/riders/ and https://lasvegas.motional.com/
Motional/Uber
Customers in Las Vegas interested in taking a ride in a Motional robotaxi can visit the Uber app and select UberX or Uber Comfort Electric options for a chance to be matched with a Motional AV. If an autonomous vehicle is available to complete the trip, Uber will match the rider to the vehicle and they will receive an offer to opt-in before the autonomous trip is confirmed and dispatched to pick them up.
Source: https://motional.com/news/motional-launches-first-robotaxi-service-uber-network
Videos
News announcement for Motional. No driving footage
Zoox
Videos shows an airport pickup
"We’ve deployed our purpose-built robotaxi in Las Vegas, marking another big step towards commercial launch" - Source: https://zoox.com/journal/Las-Vegas/ (June 2023)
Starting today, September 10, we are officially launching the Zoox service on and around the Las Vegas Strip. Rides are free and available through the Zoox app, which can be downloaded on both iOS and Android devices. Zoox is now the first company in history to provide a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in a purpose-built robotaxi.
Source: https://zoox.com/journal/las-vegas
Last updated