For the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis
The company is also currently picking up a limited set of passengers in Austin, Miami, and San Francisco, all for free.The approval is a milestone for the autonomous vehicle industry. The company will, in turn, be subject to more stringent government oversight and will submit extra data on crashes and unexplained stops. “If we see an unreasonable risk to safety, you're going to hear from us.”Earlier this month, Morrison published an unusual open letter drawing attention to what he called a “clear pattern” of autonomous vehicles interfering with the work of emergency responders.
- ▪The company is also currently picking up a limited set of passengers in Austin, Miami, and San Francisco, all for free.The approval is a milestone for the autonomous vehicle industry.
- ▪The company will, in turn, be subject to more stringent government oversight and will submit extra data on crashes and unexplained stops.
- ▪“If we see an unreasonable risk to safety, you're going to hear from us.”Earlier this month, Morrison published an unusual open letter drawing attention to what he called a “clear pattern” of autonomous vehicles interfering with the work of
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Aarian MarshallGearJul 30, 2026 1:06 PMFor the First Time, Zoox Can Charge People for Rides in Its Steering-Wheel-Free RobotaxisThe temporary exemption from federal safety standards will let Amazon’s Zoox launch a real, paid robotaxi service in Las Vegas.Photograph: GummyBone/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyVehicles purpose-built to drive without human help received the first-ever approval in the US to pick up paid customers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Thursday.The company, Amazon subsidiary Zoox, says it will soon begin to charge for rides in Las Vegas, where it’s been carrying passengers for free since last year.
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