Amazon’s Self-Driving Zoox Taxi Hits California’s Public Roads in Groundbreaking Debut
Amazon's self-driving Taxis built by Zoox have hit the roads in California's Bay Area, driving employees from office to office. The self driving taxis have no foot pedals or steering wheel onboard. pic.twitter.com/gzZ8dk2tRD
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The robotaxi has undergone rigorous testing on private roads and has received necessary approvals from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, allowing it to handle left and right-hand turns, traffic lights, pedestrians, vehicles, and other potential obstacles. Zoox, which was founded in 2014 and purchased by Amazon in 2020, has taken a unique approach to designing electric self-driving vehicles by ditching the steering wheel and brake pedal, claiming these features are unnecessary when there is no human driver. Seats have been designed to face each other to facilitate conversation between passengers.
While other autonomous cars under development resemble those currently on the road, Zoox has continued with its unique design features