Zoox clears final federal hurdle to launch paid robotaxi service
Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for rides in its custom-built robotaxi. The exemption from certain federal motor vehicle safety standards, which was announced Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was one of the last remaining regulatory hurdles Zoox needed to clear before launching a commercial robotaxi service. The decision was also published in the federal register.
- ▪Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for rides in its custom-built robotaxi.
- ▪The exemption from certain federal motor vehicle safety standards, which was announced Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was one of the last remaining regulatory hurdles Zoox needed to clear before launching a
- ▪The decision was also published in the federal register.
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Federal safety regulators have given Zoox a temporary exemption that will allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle technology company to charge customers for rides in its custom-built robotaxi. The exemption from certain federal motor vehicle safety standards, which was announced Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was one of the last remaining regulatory hurdles Zoox needed to clear before launching a commercial robotaxi service. The decision was also published in the federal register. Zoox custom-built vehicles lack many of the traditional controls required under federal law. For instance, the company’s autonomous vehicles do not have steering wheels or pedals.
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