"Zoox said on Monday that it had sent a small number of its Toyota Highlander SUVs to each city, where workers will drive them to help Zoox's autonomous software get the lay of the land. Zoox will afterwards start testing its self-driving system using the SUVs in both cities, before switching to its purpose-built robotaxis."
"Zoox said the two new markets will help it collect data in areas that are different from the dense metros its vehicles currently operate in. Once the company goes live in Dallas and Phoenix, Zoox will operate in 10 cities in the United States."
"The Amazon-owned company is still waiting for federal approval of its purpose-built AV in order to launch a true commercial robotaxi service, as the vehicle does not have a steering wheel or pedals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last August granted Zoox an exemption from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards so the company could demonstrate its AVs on public roads."
Zoox, an Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company, is expanding operations to Dallas, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona. The company will initially send Toyota Highlander SUVs to both cities for manual mapping and data collection, followed by autonomous testing before deploying purpose-built robotaxis. This expansion brings Zoox's total operating cities to ten, including Las Vegas, San Francisco, Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, and Washington D.C. The company has completed over one million autonomous miles and transported more than 300,000 passengers in Las Vegas and San Francisco. Zoox awaits federal approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for commercial robotaxi operations and local regulatory permissions for ride-hailing services.
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