Autonomous Hyundai Ioniq 5 is used for its driver’s license

“In my career, I’ve failed thousands and thousands of students for the sake of public safety,” says driving examiner Kandice Jones before getting into a quarter cab. Something tells us that the examiner knows well in advance that the robot taxi will pass. The idea of ​​getting a driver’s license for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a good one.

Hyundai demonstrates the importance of the self-driving car for the blind and visually impaired. When the self-driving Ioniq 5 is allowed on the road, these people can go out without someone always having the car with them. Instead of sending out a press release with dry facts about sensors and cameras, Hyundai is letting the self-driving Ioniq 5 take a test drive.

The self-driving Hyundai has now completed 3.8 million kilometers of testing at a closed site. 1.3 million kilometers of that were in level 4 autonomous driving. The car drives independently, but the driver must have a valid driver’s license and be able to take the wheel. The picture that Hyundai paints in the video below is not yet fully realized.

Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets its driver’s license

Of course the car passes with flying colors. To make it official, the examiner shows the driver’s license of the Ioniq 5. It says that the car is 161 cm tall, weighs 4,200 pounds (1,905 kg), is allowed to drive up to 4,536 kg and has no eye or hair color. Check out the test drive photos below.