Get the latest tech news
Amazon's Zoox under investigation by NHTSA after two robotaxi crashes
Two Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox's automated self-driving technology braked unexpectedly, causing motorcyclists to rear-end the vehicles.
A Toyota sport-utility vehicle modified by Zoox, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, which combines radars, lidar, and cameras to test its software, drives on a road ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) of Las Vegas, Nevada on January 3, 2023. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it initiated an investigation after two Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox's automated self-driving braked unexpectedly. The agency's probe covers about 500 vehicles and focuses on the performance of Zoox's automated driving system, specifically how it behaves near crosswalks and "in other similar rear-end collision scenarios."
Or read this on r/technology