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Amazon-Owned Zoox to Launch Robotaxi Service in San Francisco and Las Vegas

Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), is taking its next major step toward commercialization. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2024, the company revealed its imminent plans to introduce autonomous transportation services in two key markets.

The initial rollout will begin with employee rides in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood and along the Las Vegas Strip. Following this phase, Zoox will introduce an “explorer” program in early 2025, offering free rides to selected early users before opening the service to paying customers, with Las Vegas being the first location for this program.

The vehicles will operate during the busiest 16 hours of the day, with Levinson noting that the company has achieved the necessary internal safety benchmarks for launch. In Las Vegas, Zoox is collaborating with multiple resort-hotels to facilitate passenger pickup and drop-off at their entrances, though specific partnerships remain unannounced.

This milestone comes a decade after Zoox’s founding and four years following its acquisition by Amazon. The company has maintained its presence despite significant industry turbulence that has led to numerous shutdowns and consolidations in the autonomous vehicle sector.

Looking ahead, Zoox plans to expand its service area several fold over the next year, with aims to scale up production significantly by 2026. The company currently assembles its robotaxis at facilities in Fremont and Hayward, California, with components sourced from global suppliers. These facilities are said to have have the capacity to produce tens of thousands of vehicles.

In San Francisco, the company intends to gradually expand beyond SoMa into surrounding areas, including Foster City, where testing operations are already underway. 


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