Amazon's Autonomous transport company Zox has begun Checking his robotaxis in Los -angelHe launched a small park of modernized test vehicles throughout the city for the purposes of mapping and collecting data. Ultimately, this will lead to paid trips for consumers.
The company first sends Toyota Highlanders manually. They were equipped with ZOOX independent driving technology and will collect mapping data. Wider autonomous testing will begin in Los -Angeles this summer. This will happen after the highlanders will score enough data on “driving conditions, potential road works, city events” and other potential surprises.
After that, he must send the actual robotaxis that works Without steering wheel or pedalsVehicle vehicle already tested in several cities But, again, not with commercial passengers. These areas include Foster City, San Francisco and Las Vegas.
Zoox says that he should begin to offer public trips to Las -Vegas and San Francisco at the end of this year. It is also tested by piloted robotaxia in Miami, Austin and Seattle. This is done with a mountain and a human security operator driving.
This expansion occurs only a few weeks after the company has released software for 258 of its vehicles from the problem with the driving system Suddenly hard brakingThe National Road Safety Department (NHTSA) received two reports on incidents involving motorcycles that crashed into the back of the zoos cars from this hard braking.
The competitor Waymo is the only autonomous company of vehicles right now that offers actual paid trips. The company belonging to the alphabet provides this service in several cities, including San FranciscoPhoenix and AustinHe plans to expand to Atlanta, Miami and Washington, District of Colombia In the next two years.