Sophia Tung – I tried the Zoox toaster car with REAL robotaxi engineers!
Sophia Tung gathers a couple of robotaxi engineers to test ride a Zoox. It doesn't go very well.
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Robotaxi.news
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Zoox
Though they don’t stand a chance in surviving, Zoox will be providing service in San Francisco and Las Vegas, so they now get their own page.
Read MoreSophia Tung – I tried the Zoox toaster car with REAL robotaxi engineers!
Reuters – US issues exemption for self-driving Zoox vehicles, closes probe
Reuters reports that the NHTSA has certified Zoox robotaxi vehicles for demonstration use even though they do not have driving controls and therefore do not meet federal safety requirements.
electrek – Zoox opens new production facility where its purpose-built robotaxis will be built
electrek reports that Zoox has created a dedicated factory in Hayward California for manufacturing their custom vehicles. Not only are they trying to develop self driving, but they are doing their own manufacturing, which will be incredibly cost inefficient.
SF Standard – A ride in San Francisco’s adorable new Zoox robotaxi made us slightly sick
SF Standard reports that Zoox is expecting to start robotaxi service "soon", but hey, don't sit in the front seats!
SF Chronicle – A Zoox and an e-bike collided in S.F. Here’s what it says about robotaxi safety
SF Chronicle reports on how there was a collision between an e-bike and a Zoox robotaxi. This resulted in the Zoox robotaxis being recalled.
TechCrunch – Amazon-owned Zoox issues recall following robotaxi crash
TechCrunch reports on a Zoox robotaxi that crashed into another car in Las Vegas. It was fully the fault of the Zoox automated driving system. As a result all their robotaxis had to be recalled.
The Register – Uber CEO warns robotaxis can’t find a fast route to commercial viability
The Register reports on key remarks from Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Dara states that robotaxis are inherently expensive and there is not a path forward for successfully commercializing them.
elektrek – Tesla loses its head of Autopilot HW engineering to Amazon’s self-driving effort
elektrek announces that Tesla is losing yet another critical long-term employee. This time it is the head of Autopilot and FSD HW engineering. Why would the head of AV hardware leave Tesla when they are supposedly lsoon to make billions of dollars off of their robotaxi business???
The Verge – Is Amazon’s robotaxi company trying to sidestep federal safety laws?
The Verge reports that Zoox's claim that they have permission to operate on public roads is simply false.
SF Chronicle – Zoox to offer driverless rides in its new robotaxis, but only in this part of San Francisco
SF Chronicle reports that Zoox will soon start service in San Francisco, though in just a small portion.
