Zoox Amazon begins in the Robotaxi test in Los Angeles

Zoox, the Amazon autonomous vehicle unit, publishes a small fleet of test vehicles updated in the streets of Los Angeles starting from Tuesday – a modest and meaningful step as the company is heading to present a general ride in Las Vegas and San Francisco later this year.

The Zoox data collection voltage is its sixth city and sets the basis for the future Robotaxi service. Unlike the Waymo competitor, which already offers Paid -paid robotics in Los AngelesZoox is still in the early stages. This publishing will send the hand -paid Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox’s self -driving technology to collect the larger mapping data before the broader independent tests in Los Angeles this summer.

Zoox is currently testing its autonomous compounds-each of the Highlander test fleet and robots designed for this purpose made without driving wheel or pedals-in several cities. It is worth noting that Zoox has expanded the areas that Robotaxi is tested designed for this purpose on public roads in Foster, San Francisco and Las Vegas Without a human driver. Zoox recently allowed employees, media and other guests who were examined Try the service.

The company is also testing in Austin, Miami and Saytel using highlands with human safety operators behind the wheel.

The expansion of California comes a few weeks after the Zoox version Call voluntary software In 258 vehicles due to the problems related to the independent driving system unexpectedly.

Zoox’s entry to Los Angeles follows the launch of Waymo for the full commercial Robotaxi service in the city. To date, it is the only AV company in the United States that provides paid service in many cities, including the Gulf, Phenix and Austin region. The alphabet -owned company aims to launch a commercial service in Atlanta, Miami and Washington, DC, over the next two years.

This article has been updated with more information from Zoox.