Autonomous Vehicle News
San Francisco - Amazon subsidiary Zoox has claimed a major breakthrough for the robotaxi industry after its self-driving vehicles, which have no steering wheels or other manual controls, took to California public roads over the weekend. Story continues below Advertisement"This is an amazing milestone for Zoox and the autonomous vehicle industry as a whole," said chief executive Aicha Evans. The service was tested during the weekend and will be made available to Zoox employees beginning in the next few months, according to the company. The industry's automated vehicle segment has not rolled out as fast as originally expected as the technology has proven tough to master. Ford and Volkswagen last year announced they would shutter their Argo AI self-driving unit and focus on driver-assistance technology that provided more immediate returns.