---
title: "Morgan Freeman’s Tesla-Exclusive Limo Service Is Fully Booked for the Oscars"
description: "This all-Tesla livery service is the anti-Uber for Hollywood's elite."
date: "2017-02-24"
modified: "2019-07-29"
authors:
  - name: "Liane Yvkoff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/liane-yvkoff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/tech/7890/morgan-freemans-tesla-exclusive-limo-service-is-fully-booked-for-the-oscars"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "People"
  - "Tesla News"
tags:
  - "Academy Awards"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "Hollywood"
  - "morgan freeman"
  - "Motev"
  - "oscars"
  - "Tesla"
  - "Uber"
---

# Morgan Freeman’s Tesla-Exclusive Limo Service Is Fully Booked for the Oscars

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Until Teslas can drive and valet park themselves, celebrities are going to need Motev to chauffeur them around in the luxury electric cars. Motev is an all-Tesla livery service in California backed solely by award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, and it's white-glove service is reportedly in high demand by the Hollywood elite attending the Oscars on Sunday, [according to an article in *Fast Company*](<https://www.fastcompany.com/3068439/most-innovative-companies/red-carpet-celebrities-are-flocking-to-this-tesla-car-service>).

## A better way to Uber

In many ways, Motev is the anti-Uber. Passengers book vehicles by the hour, not the ride. Its fleet of Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles are equipped with chilled towels and red carpet "emergency kits," and offer [aromatherapy](<https://truebotanicals.com/collections/aromatherapy>) to create a luxe environment. All drivers are employees rather than contractors, and have Class B commercial licenses. They're trained in safety, work a set number of hours each week, and receive 100 percent paid medical benefits. To help protect passengers, all drivers are fingerprinted, must pass third-party background checks, and are subject to random drug screening.

Uber also offers a similar service in Madrid; [UberOne is a fleet of Teslas](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/6672/madrid-has-teslas-thailand-has-scooters-what-uber-services-do-americans-miss-out-on>) operated by licensed livery drivers that are available for hire through its app. These electric sedans may not offer aromatherapy to calm nerves, but they are equipped with Wi-Fi hotspots to keep commuters and executives hard at work while stuck in traffic.

## Drivers thoroughly vetted and trained in safety measures

Motev's worker-friendly and safety ethics aren't by accident. The company was founded by former Teamster Robert Gaskill, who was part of Freeman's personal security detail, according to *FastCo*. Freeman is the sole investor in Motev, and is also key to helping the nascent start-up score high profile clients. It was used to chauffeur actors to and from the set in New York for CBS’s *Madam Secretary—*and this Sunday, it's fully booked because of the Oscars.

At $80 an hour to start, its fees are higher than the Silicon Valley mobility company's ride-hailing prices...but on the other hand, there'e no unpredictable surge fare. And booking by the hour ensures that you'll have a return ride waiting for you at the end of the *Vanity Fair* party.

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