APTV - Hyundai-Aptiv JV to take driverless cars into the wild in Nevada

Nevada says Hyundai (HYMLF) and Aptiv (APTV) can test autonomous vehicles on public roads without a safety driver. The Motional joint venture between the two companies landed the approval from Nevada's Department of Motor Vehicles about a month ago. Motional will begin operating Chrysler Pacifica minivans without a human driver in the next few months, according to Chief Technology Officer Laura Major. The testing will see a person riding along in the passenger seat to stop the car if anything goes wrong. Motional joins Amazon's (AMZN) Zoox, GM's (GM) Cruise, AutoX, Nuro and Alphabet's (GOOG) Waymo in having self-driving permits in Nevada. Motional on its driverless program: "The real word significance of this moment is profound. Road accidents kill more than a million people each year — that means driverless vehicles have the power to save millions of lives. Motional’s driverless vehicles will never be drowsy, drunk or distracted; they

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Hyundai-Aptiv JV to take driverless cars into the wild in Nevada