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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Motional (Pittsburgh, PA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Recruiter reached out and first interview was a coding round(leetcode medium). Following that, onsite with 4 rounds including two coding round, one system design and one domain knowledge. Overall average difficulty and interviewers were friendly and helpful. Had to go for another offer in Bay area.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about one of the project where you have to deal with ambiguity and less tooling and how did you overcome it. Basic questions about motion planning and controls fundamentals.