{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/zoox-deploys-first-of-their-kind-robotaxis-in-california/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Zoox deploys first-of-their-kind robotaxis in California","slug":"zoox-deploys-first-of-their-kind-robotaxis-in-california","createdLocal":"2023-02-18 14:31:07.453853","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.freethink.com/robots-ai/robotaxis"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Autonomous vehicle developer Zoox is now transporting passengers on open public roads — bringing its robotaxis one step closer to commercial deployment.\nOn 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.\nOver 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.\n“If you pick someone up in their driveway [in a Zoox], you can just flip the lights and drive the other way.\nIf you have a comment about this article or if you have a tip for a future Freethink story, please email us at [email protected].</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"zoox-deploys-first-of-their-kind-robotaxis-in-california"}}}