Motional, Via to start robo-taxi service in Las Vegas

By Joseph White
File photo -Empty roads leading into and out of the Las Vegas strip are seen as the spread of coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues in Las Vegas Nevada U.S. April 9 2020. REUTERSShannon Stapleton

File photo -Empty roads leading into and out of the Las Vegas strip are seen as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Las Vegas, Nevada U.S., April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

DETROIT (Reuters) - Autonomous vehicle venture Motional and ride services company Via said they will launch on Thursday a robo-taxi service in Las Vegas, the latest step by Motional toward commercial deployment of its autonomous vehicle systems.

Via will use vehicles outfitted with Motional autonomous driving systems to offer free rides between several locations in downtown Las Vegas. Motional is a joint venture of Hyundai Motor Co and automotive technology supplier Aptiv PLC.

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