Hyundai is launching its own 100% driverless taxi fleet in Las Vegas this year

Hyundai is officially launching its own 100 percent driverless taxi fleet.

And it will do so in Las Vegas later this year.

The South Korean giants have used the CES convention as a strong launching pad.

And now, Hyundai appears to be throwing its hat in the driverless taxi game.

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Hyundai sub-division makes driverless taxi announcement

Hyundai has been very prominent at the CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

Its Boston Dynamics subsidiary, for one thing, announced the production of its Atlas robot.

But the South Korean brand has now announced a new move.

And this one is a much more major announcement.

For those who don’t know, Hyundai has an in-house autonomous vehicle division.

This division, named Motional, used CES 2026 to platform some major news.

Officials from the division announced that they aim to launch a commercial robotaxi service by the end of this year.

It is set to do so in Las Vegas in partnership with one of the major ride-hailing networks.

And Motional will use Ioniq 5 taxicabs fitted with sensors, software, AI systems, and hardware developed directly in concert with Hyundai. 

Can Motional push Hyundai over the competitive edge?

But there’s something even more fascinating about this overall project.

Because Hyundai is attempting to do something that other automakers have failed at.

And that is successfully developing its own in-house autonomous taxi division.

Skeptics might believe that this is something of a waste of time – and money.

General Motors famously folded on its Cruise division after losing $10 billion.

Volkswagen and Ford also pulled out of Argo AI – just as its autonomous taxi services seemed to be on the verge of launching.

But Hyundai appears determined to make this project a success.

Motional CEO Laura Major sat down for an interview with InsideEVs.

And Major is adamant about Hyundai’s commitment to autonomous cabs.

“I think Hyundai is committed to robotics and autonomy and AI,” the Motional CEO said.

“They see it having a profound impact on the world,”

Major believes that this new technology will be revolutionary.

“And autonomy is coming to the world first through robotaxis.” 

Of course, the South Korean giants still have a long way to go.

It will be intriguing to see if Motional can help push Hyundai over the competitive edge.