Autonomous Vehicle News
Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, said that its toaster-shaped driverless vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals was approved to drive on public roads with passengers in California. The company celebrated the milestone as the “first time in history a purpose-built robotaxi — without any manual controls — drove autonomously with passengers.”Zoox is one of dozens of companies currently testing AVs on public roads in the Golden State. Zoox is one of dozens of companies currently testing AVs on public roads in the Golden StateBut Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi can hardly travel where ever it wants. According to Levinson, the Zoox vehicle drove a two-mile loop “dozens of times” on open roads with passengers in the vehicle. “As you’d expect on open public roads, we encountered lots of vehicles, pedestrians, bikes, etc.