{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/driverless-car-milestone-as-amazon-tests-taxi-with-no-steering-wheel-on-public-road/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Driverless car milestone as Amazon tests taxi with no steering wheel on public road","slug":"driverless-car-milestone-as-amazon-tests-taxi-with-no-steering-wheel-on-public-road","createdLocal":"2023-02-14 14:30:53.623448","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/industry-news/driverless-car-milestone-as-amazon-tests-taxi-with-no-steering-wheel-on-public-road-dc15efe7-5992-50f7-af28-eed7336467fd"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>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.\nStory continues below Advertisement\"This is an amazing milestone for Zoox and the autonomous vehicle industry as a whole,\" said chief executive Aicha Evans.\nThe service was tested during the weekend and will be made available to Zoox employees beginning in the next few months, according to the company.\nThe industry's automated vehicle segment has not rolled out as fast as originally expected as the technology has proven tough to master.\nFord 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.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"driverless-car-milestone-as-amazon-tests-taxi-with-no-steering-wheel-on-public-road"}}}