Autonomous Vehicle News
Autonomous vehicle developer Zoox is now transporting passengers on open public roads — bringing its robotaxis one step closer to commercial deployment. On February 12, Zoox — an Amazon subsidiary — announced that it had received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to operate its autonomous robotaxis on public roads between its two main office buildings in Foster City, California. Over this one mile stretch of streets, the driverless vehicles can travel at speed up to 35 miles per hour and either empty or with up to four Zoox employees on board. “If you pick someone up in their driveway [in a Zoox], you can just flip the lights and drive the other way. If you have a comment about this article or if you have a tip for a future Freethink story, please email us at [email protected].