US EditionAmazon’s Zoox robotaxis service to give free rides in San Francisco as its expansion accelerates
Zoox offers free rides in electric, control-free robotaxis under a research exemption while seeking federal approval to launch commercial fleets of up to 2,500 vehicles annually.
- Zoox, an Amazon-owned company, launched a free robotaxi service in San Francisco, allowing select users to hail its driverless vehicles.
- Unlike other robotaxi services, Zoox's vehicle has no steering wheel, as the company designed its robotaxis from the ground up.
- Waymo, Alphabet's robotaxi service, opened its service to all San Francisco riders in June 2024 and has provided over 10 million paid rides since launching in Phoenix in 2020.
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Amazon-Owned Autonomous Taxi Company Zoox Begins Offering Public Rides
Zoox, whose funny-looking, steering-wheel-free, four-seater robocars have been roving about San Francisco for a while now, is now launching its first program to give rides to the general public.We're going to start seeing more than just those white Waymos zipping around city streets in SF, as competitor Zoox takes the next step toward its expansion into becoming a general-consumer taxi service. Zoox announced the Zoox Explorer program for early-…
Zoox is now welcoming public riders in San Francisco to ride in its unique robotaxis
Purpose-built robotaxi developer Zoox has announced another milestone today, opening its waitlist to the public in San Francisco. This move is part of Zoox’s “Explorers” program, which offers early ride access to those who sign up as the company expands its service network in specific areas. more…
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