The move comes as Motional lays off staff as part of its restructuring process to focus on technology development
The development comes ahead of electric carmaker Tesla’s unveiling of its robotaxi, dubbed “Cybercab”, on Aug. 8 and as legacy automakers limit spending on expensive autonomous driving technology in the face of regulatory and safety hurdles.
“Large-scale driverless deployment will not happen overnight. Driverless vehicles will enter the market when the technology has evolved and – just as importantly – when the business case for autonomous deployment is clear,” CEO Karl Iagnemma said in a blog post. Lyft and Uber did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the pause of their partnerships with Motional.
Last month, OpenAI and Khosla Ventures-backed Ghost Autonomy said it was winding down operations, citing an uncertain path to long-term profitability.
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