Amazon's new self-driving robotaxis may soon be hitting public roadsAmazon's self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, has successfully tested its robo-taxi on a public road using employees as passengers.\nAmazon's self-driving vehicle unit known as Zoox has successfully tested its robotaxi on a public road using employees as passengers.\nThe robotaxi uses no steering wheel or pedals and its has room for four passengers.\nIt also has four-wheel steering, enabling it to change directions without the need to reverse.\nAmazon said they have dozens of the fully autonomous vehicles ready to hit the road.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"In a first, Amazon’s self-driving car Zoox ferries people in California","slug":"in-a-first-amazons-self-driving-car-zoox-ferries-people-in-california","publishDate":"2023-02-14 09:47:47+05:30","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:31:00.901485","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Zoox Inc., the self-driving startup owned by Amazon.com Inc., carried passengers in its fully autonomous vehicle on public roads for the first time.\nZoox’s driverless testing permit, which it has held since September of 2020, was extended by California to include the purpose-built robotaxi.\nTo date, Zoox’s public-road testing has been limited to a fleet of retrofitted gas-powered cars that carry sensors powering the self-driving technology.\nThe Zoox robotaxi doesn’t have traditional controls or pedals and can carry four passengers split across two inward facing rows of seats.\nZoox unveiled its robotaxi at the end of 2020 and has been conducting testing at its own facility.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Amazon's Zoox tests robotaxi with employees as passengers","slug":"amazon-s-zoox-tests-robotaxi-with-employees-as-passengers","publishDate":"2023-02-14 04:51:14+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:30:59.983255","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"February 14, 2023 10:21 am | Updated 11:21 am IST - SAN FRANCISCOAmazon.com Inc.'s self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, said on Monday it has successfully tested a robotaxi with employees as passengers on a public road in a move to bring it closer to commercial service for the general public.\nEvans declined to provide a timeline for the commercial launch, which will need additional government clearances.\nFord Motor Co and Volkswagen AG last fall announced they would shutter their Argo AI self-driving unit and focus on driver-assistance technology that provided more immediate returns.\nCompanies still pursuing development of this technology include General Motors Co's Cruise unit and Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo.\nOnline retailer Amazon, which has been aggressively expanding into self-driving technology, bought Zoox for $1.3 billion in 2020.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Amazon's new self-driving robotaxis may soon be hitting public roads","slug":"amazon-s-new-self-driving-robotaxis-may-soon-be-hitting-public-roads","publishDate":"2023-02-14 04:06:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:30:59.480810","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Amazon's new self-driving robotaxis may soon be hitting public roadsAmazon's self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, has successfully tested its robo-taxi on a public road using employees as passengers.\nAmazon's self-driving vehicle unit known as Zoox has successfully tested its robotaxi on a public road using employees as passengers.\nThe robotaxi uses no steering wheel or pedals and its has room for four passengers.\nIt also has four-wheel steering, enabling it to change directions without the need to reverse.\nAmazon said they have dozens of the fully autonomous vehicles ready to hit the road.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Amazon-owned Zoox's self-driving car shuttles people on public roads for 1st time. Watch","slug":"amazon-owned-zoox-s-self-driving-car-shuttles-people-on-public-roads-for-1st-time-watch","publishDate":"2023-02-14 06:13:46+05:30","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:30:58.842467","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Amazon.com Inc's self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, said that it successfully carried passengers on a public road in its fully autonomous vehicle on public roads for the first time.\nTo date, Zoox’s public-road testing has been limited to a fleet of retrofitted gas-powered cars that carry sensors powering the self-driving technology.\nLast week, the @CA_DMV granted our permit to operate our robotaxi autonomously on public roads.\nhttps://t.co/PIPmdRpQ07 pic.twitter.com/pxYHGM4W0x — Zoox (@zoox) February 8, 2023Zoox, which Amazon acquired in 2020 for an undisclosed sum, is racing a collection of startups, including General Motors Co.’s Cruise, to deploy robotaxis.\nOn February 3, Cruise said it had received permission from California’s department of motor vehicles to test its own Origin shuttle on the state’s public roads.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford Announces New Michigan Battery Plant","slug":"ford-announces-new-michigan-battery-plant","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:30:56.266971","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Ford executives joined the Governor of Michigan to announce the construction of a new battery plant in Marshall, Michigan.\n\"We are committed to leading the electric vehicle revolution in America, and that means investing in the technology and jobs that will keep us on the cutting edge of this global transformation in our industry,\" said Bill Ford, Ford executive chair.\nHowever, LFP batteries currently don't have the power density of NCM batteries, meaning there's less power output per pound of an LFP battery pack compared to an NCM battery pack.\nFord will start offering a Mustang Mach-E with an LFP battery pack this spring.\nLFP packs will likely find their way into additional \"standard range\" Ford models, while NCM packs are used in longer-range EVs.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Amazon is testing its self-driving robotaxi with own employees on public roads","slug":"amazon-is-testing-its-self-driving-robotaxi-with-own-employees-on-public-roads","publishDate":"2023-02-14 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:30:55.363251","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Amazon's Zoox has announced that it has successfully tested a self-driving car with its own employees as passengers.\nThe test, which took place on a public road between two Zoox buildings in California, was part of the launch of a no-cost employee shuttle service that will also help the company refine its technology.\nZoox is building a fully autonomous vehicle from scratch, without retrofitting existing cars for self-driving, and it comes without a steering wheel or pedals.\nThe technology is being developed to meet regulatory requirements, and the test run on a public road was a significant milestone in the process.\nAnd with the self-driving vehicle market continuing to heat up, it seems that the race to perfect this technology is far from over.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Robotaxi, self-driving car from Amazon's Zoox, tested on public road for first time | Watch","slug":"robotaxi-self-driving-car-from-amazon-s-zoox-tested-on-public-road-for-first-time-watch","publishDate":"2023-02-14 10:03:41+05:30","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:30:54.640480","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Zoox, an Amazon-owned startup that develops autonomous vehicles, has announced it carried out a successful test of its Robotaxi last week, in an exercise that saw the electric vehicle move on a public road for the first time.\nIn the Feb 11 test, Robotaxi drove itself between two buildings at Zoox's headquarters in Foster City, California, the startup said.\nThe self-driving car, which covered a distance of one mile, carried the company's employees as passengers.\nAccording to Zoox, Robotaxi has been built as a fully autonomous vehicle from scratch, and not developed by retrofitting existing cars for self-driving.\nTo commercialise the technology, the startup aims to launch an app-based ride-hailing service in cities in San Francisco (also in California) and Las Vegas (Nevada).
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