Zoox begins testing its robot taxi on the roads of California February 14, 2023 2

Development taxi robot is due to the work of various companies that seek to offer commercial services for the transport of passengers. Recently, we have seen the progress that companies like Cruise have made. Waymo. Now, there’s exciting news about Zoox, an Amazon-owned company that’s developing self-driving vehicles for passenger transportation.

In particular, the company announced that it has begun test your self-driving cars on public roads in California with passengers on board. The permit obtained from the “California Department of Motor Vehicles” clearly does not apply to all roads in the country.

For now, testing is limited to moving Zoox employees a one mile distance between the company’s offices located at: host city, In California. In addition, cars cannot exceed a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour (about 56 km/h). It is obvious that over time the routes will expand. The company uses robotaxes, electric vehicles specifically designed for autonomous driving. These are sort of shuttles, very similar to the shuttles Cruise created for the same purpose. For autonomous driving, such vehicles have various sensors, cameras, radars and lidars. Inside can accommodate up to 4 seated passengers.

The first trial took place on Friday, February 10, 2023, and this first employee transfer service will help Zoox improve its technology. However, the company did not name the terms of a possible commercial launch of the passenger transportation service. However, in order to start charging customers for rides, Zoox will need to obtain additional permits.

Amazon bought Zoox for $1.3 billion in 2020. In the same year, the company introduced its self-driving electric shuttle, which is now being tested on roads open to the public.