Amazon’s Zoox begins robotaxi testing in Los Angeles 

Amazon’s autonomous vehicle unit, the zoo is setting up a small fleet of retrofpited Test vehicles on Los Angeles from Tuesday – Las Vegas and San Francisco to give a public ride in the end of this year as an inch, yet a meaningful step.

The data-collection attempt identifies the zoo’s entrance to his sixth city and forms the basis for the future robotuxi service. Opposite the rival Wemo, which is already supplying Ride in the Robotuxi LA givenThe zoo is still in the early stages. This deployment will send Toyota Highlanders to the zoo’s self-driving technology to collect mapping data before the extensive autonomous test in the LA this summer.

The zoo is currently examining its autonomous vehicles, both the Hylander Test fleet and its intended robotaxis were made without steering wheels or paddles-in several cities. Significantly, the zoo has expanded the zones that are examining its intended robotuxi on the public roads in Foster City, San Francisco and Las Vegas Without the human driver. Zoo recently allowed employees, media and other audited guests Try serviceThe

The company is also experimenting with highlander with human security operators on the back of the wheel.

Extension of California arrives several weeks after the zoo is issued Recovery of voluntary software The autonomous driving system is unexpectedly on 258 vehicles due to hard braking.

As the zoo entry into Los Angeles, a completely autonomous commercial Robotaxi service has been launched in WiMore city. To today, Wemo is the only AV company in the United States that provides a provided service in several cities, including Bay Area, Phoenix and Austin. The alphabet owned company has aimed to launch commercial services in Atlanta, Miami and Washington, DC in the next two years.

This article has been updated with more information from the zoo.