Self-driving
Zoox, bought by Amazon earlier in 2020, showed its electric robotaxi: a box-shaped vehicle with no steering wheel that carries four people at up to 75 mph.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“a cube-like vehicle loaded with sensors, no steering wheel”
What it means
Zoox robotaxi, from Zoox (Amazon), is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: People working remotely can steer it or take over.
More on Zoox robotaxi
- Zoox added paid rides to and from Las Vegas's Harry Reid International Airport.
- Zoox began charging for rides in Las Vegas, the start of its commercial service. In San Francisco and Austin it has to keep rides free for now.
- NHTSA, the US road-safety agency, gave Zoox a temporary exemption from eight federal vehicle safety standards written for cars with drivers. It allows up to 2,500 Zoox robotaxis a year for two years, so Zoox can charge fares.
- Zoox recalled the software in its fleet of 105 robotaxis after one, with no one aboard, got confused by heavy smoke at a fire scene on 20 June 2026 and braked hard; a remote teleoperator then reversed it away. TechCrunch notes earlier recalls in March and May 2025, including one for a hard-braking problem NHTSA had been investigating since 2024.