Robotaxi

Zoox to widen US robotaxi footprint with San Francisco, Vegas expansion

Zoox, Amazon's self-driving unit, said on Tuesday it will expand its robotaxi ‌service in San Francisco and Las Vegas, ‌and begin testing its purpose-built robotaxis in Austin and Miami, marking ​its broadest push yet into the U.S. autonomous ride-hailing market. Alphabet's Waymo leads the robotaxi market, while Tesla has the financial resources and manufacturing scale to ‌expand its limited service ⁠in Austin, Texas, and plans to ramp up rapidly across the United States ⁠this year. Meanwhile, Zoox plans to significantly grow its footprint in San Francisco, focusing on dense, high-demand neighborhoods ​such as ​the Marina, Chinatown and ​the Embarcadero, while expanding ‌in Las Vegas to cover more hotels and entertainment destinations along the Strip.