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Zoox Resumes Las Vegas Robotaxi Testing After Safety Pause


Zoox robotaxis are back on the road after Amazon’s self-driving vehicle subsidiary addressed a software recall affecting 270 vehicles prompted by a collision last month ...

The issue stemmed from an April 8 incident where an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi collided with a passenger vehicle, according to a report filed May 1 with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Initially, Zoox deployed a fleet of Toyota Highlanders around its southwest valley headquarters to map the area and collect data on unique local driving conditions. “We didn’t deploy our robotaxi in these environments until we met and exceeded key metrics necessary for its safe operation,” Jesse Levinson, co-founder and chief technology officer, said in a statement last year.

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