The next frontier of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is being shaped by data and the ability to uncover the intelligence buried within. At Motional, we recognize that data is the “dark matter” of autonomy: vast, unseen, and yet essential to technical breakthroughs. As AV technology evolves from rule-based, siloed systems to machine learning (ML)-driven, end-to-end solutions, data mining emerges as a key enabler for the scalability, adaptability, and safety promised by the ML-powered AV technology.