Leadership- Severely lacking or Non-Existant - Operations Manager Motional Employee Review

1.0
Jun 20, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Brand new facility in Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, and Boston with a recent capital injection from Hyundai.

Cons

The President/CEO and COO are both incompetent leaders. Their idea of technology does not work and they would be considered by those in the know as 'con-artists.' Aptiv greatly over paid for their technology and the JV was a strategic way to get the high cost, low technology advancement off of their books. Leadership refuses to make any decisions, answer questions, operate under proper ethical business standards, or demonstrate any accountability for failures.

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Motional Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, though it's obviously not feedback we're happy to hear. I'm sorry that your experience here wasn't a positive one -- and I'm glad it's not the norm. We're proud of all we have achieved: our team has been behind many industry firsts, including the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's most-established robotaxi fleet which has provided over 100,000 rides. These accomplishments (and many more) speak as much to the talent and dedication of our teams as they do to the reliability and the quality of our technology. Again, I'm sorry you were disappointed in your experience here, and I wish you the best for the future. Sincerely, Dave Helton Vice President, Programs & Systems

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