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Motional

Driverless technology built for safe, reliable robotaxi deployment
Autonomous 📍 Boston, MA Founded 2020
Current Valuation
$28B
as of 2025-Q3
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IPO Outlookprivate

Is Motional going public?
No. Motional has no imminent IPO plans on record. It is still private.
What is Motional's valuation in 2026?
Motional is valued at $28B as of 2025-Q3, set by its Strategic investment ($475M, Aug 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Motional filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Motional.
Who are Motional's investors?
Motional's investors include Hyundai Motor Group, Aptiv (historical).
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Motional is a driverless technology company developing autonomous vehicles for ride-hailing and delivery, originally a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv. After Aptiv divested in 2024, Hyundai recapitalized the business and Motional now operates as a Hyundai-controlled subsidiary headquartered in Boston.

Company Profile

CEO
Karl Iagnemma
Founded
2020
HQ
Boston, MA
Employees
~1300
Total Raised
$4.0B
Growth
Reduced scope after 2024 Aptiv exit; Hyundai-funded R&D
Last Round
Strategic investment — $475M (Aug 2025) · Lead: Hyundai Motor Group
IPO Status
no imminent plans

Fundraising Status

Strategic investment · $475M · 1y ago
no imminent plansTotal raised $4.0B

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$7.98
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month0.0%6-month+2.7%1-year+26.3%All-time-33.5%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Strategic investment$475MAug 2025Hyundai Motor Group

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
Hiring steady
22% of roles posted in last 30d
Open roles
82
via greenhouse
Product-build share
83%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
heavy product build — 83% of open roles are product-building functions (engineering/research/product) — 51 of 82 open roles are engineering.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month82Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionEngineering51Other11Hardware5Data & ML5Product3Research2Design2Ops & People1Finance & Strategy1
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Associate AV Test EngineerAV Test EngineerEngineer/Senior Engineer - Perception CapabilitiesFellow - Autonomy (Distinguished Engineer)Machine Learning Engineer, Data MiningMachine Learning Internship, Behaviors Research
Counted from Motional's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Karl Iagnemma

Investors

Hyundai Motor Group · Aptiv (historical)

Products

  • IONIQ 5 robotaxi
  • Driverless L4 stack

Competitors

Waymo · Cruise · Zoox · Pony.ai
AutonomousRobotaxiHyundai
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.