{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/amazon-s-zoox-tests-robotaxi-on-public-road-with-employees-as-passengers/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Amazon's Zoox tests robotaxi on public road with employees as passengers","slug":"amazon-s-zoox-tests-robotaxi-on-public-road-with-employees-as-passengers","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:31:08.402581","publishDate":"2023-02-13 00:00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazons-zoox-tests-robotaxi-public-road-with-employees-passengers-2023-02-13/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) 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.\nFord Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) last fall announced they would shutter their Argo AI self-driving unit and focus on driver-assistance technology that provided more immediate returns.\nZoox, a self-driving vehicle owned by Amazon, is seen at the company's factory in Fremont, California, U.S. July 19, 2022.\nOnline retailer Amazon, which has been aggressively expanding into self-driving technology, bought Zoox for $1.3 billion in 2020.\nReporting by Abhirup Roy in San Francisco Editing by Ben Klayman and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"amazon-s-zoox-tests-robotaxi-on-public-road-with-employees-as-passengers"}}}