Tens of Thousands of US Emergency Workers Trained on How to Handle a Robotaxi

A look at training sessions hosted by robotaxi companies, like Zoox, to teach first responders how to handle emergencies involving self-driving cars

Tens of Thousands of US Emergency Workers Trained on How to Handle a Robotaxi

Last year Amazon's robotaxi service Zoox held a training session for 20 Las Vegas firefighters, police officers, and other first responders, reports the Washington Post, calling it "a new ritual for emergency workers across the country, as autonomous vehicles begin to spread beyond the handful of cities that served as initial testing grounds..." Questions that came up included: What can first responders do if the nearly 6,000-pound vehicle is bl…