Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
Are robotaxis the future? Or instead, the past?
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.
Mission Local reports that indeed, a Zoox vehicle struck another car, resulting in an injury and damage to both vehicles. And Zoox isn't even providing full passenger service yet.
NY Times reports on how there are more and more robotaxis, and they take a ride on a Zoox.
Sophia Tung gathers a couple of robotaxi engineers to test ride a Zoox. It doesn't go very well.
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 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 reports that Zoox is expecting to start robotaxi service "soon", but hey, don't sit in the front seats!
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 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 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 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 reports that Zoox's claim that they have permission to operate on public roads is simply false.
SF Chronicle reports that Zoox will soon start service in San Francisco, though in just a small portion.
