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Zoox recalls self-driving cars because they may not detect smoke
Zoox will issue a software update after regulators warned that 105 vehicles may fail to detect heavy smoke near emergency scenes.
- On Friday, Amazon-owned Zoox recalled its fleet of 105 autonomous vehicles after one robotaxi failed to detect heavy smoke at an emergency fire scene in Las Vegas on June 20.
- During the June 20 incident, the unoccupied Zoox vehicle entered a smoke-filled active fire scene, braked hard, and stopped before a teleoperator successfully reversed it away from danger.
- Last week, NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a directive requiring developers to address a "clear pattern" of autonomous vehicles interfering with first responders, including failures to recognize fire, smoke, and traffic cones.
- Zoox notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the recall on July 8, one day before Morrison's letter, and has already shipped a software update to enhance smoke-detection capabilities.
- As Zoox expands service, the company is racing to catch up to Alphabet's Waymo, which maintains a fleet of about 4,000 automated vehicles in the country.
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Zoox Recalls Robotaxis After Incident at Smoky Scene of a Fire
Amazon.com Inc.’s driverless-car business issued a software recall across its fleet after one of its robotaxis struggled to navigate through heavy smoke, the latest in a string of incidents involving autonomous vehicles at emergency scenes.
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