US EditionJesse Levinson of Amazon Zoox: ‘The public has less patience for robotaxi mistakes’
- Amazon-owned Zoox issued a voluntary recall on April 15, 2025, for 270 robotaxis after an April 8 crash in Las Vegas involving its unoccupied vehicle and a passenger car.
- The recall followed Zoox’s identification of a software defect causing inaccurate predictions of other vehicles' movements, increasing crash risk during certain driving scenarios.
- Zoox paused all driverless operations starting April 8, conducted an internal safety review, developed and deployed a software update across its entire fleet, then resumed operations on April 17.
- No injuries resulted from the crash, with only minor vehicle damage, and Zoox stated the robotaxi braked hard but could not avoid the collision, calling it ultimately unavoidable.
- This incident marks Zoox's second recall in 2025 amid ongoing efforts to launch commercial robotaxi services in Las Vegas, with plans to expand to other cities later this year.
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JD.com files trademark for ‘Joyrobotaxi,’ signaling interest in autonomous ride-hailing · TechNode
JD.com has filed a bid to trademark “Joyrobotaxi,” suggesting the Chinese e-commerce giant may be preparing to enter the autonomous taxi sector. According to the China National Intellectual Property Administration, a JD.com subsidiary submitted several “Joyrobotaxi” trademark applications on April 1 and April 9. The filings cover advertising, scientific instruments, and vehicle maintenance, and are all currently under review. As regulatory envir…
Amazon’s Zoox issued a robotaxi software recall after a crash in Las Vegas
Amazon-owned Zoox says it issued a software recall for all 270 of its vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi in Las Vegas crashed into a passenger vehicle on April 8th, Reuters reports. The update rolled out between April 16th and 17th to address a risky situation that could arise when the vehicle operating at over 40mph closed in on another vehicle that approaches its lane from a perpendicular driveway before stopping. In a press release on Tues…
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