# Zoox Robotaxi

Manufacturer: [Zoox](/companies/zoox)  
Category: av

## Media

- **Video (primary-source)**: [Zoox high-speed robotaxi testing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfnoIOaGvMg). Zoox's high-speed dynamics and handling validation of its purpose-built robotaxi (simulation-first, then closed-course). Closed-course and simulation testing, distinct from its geofenced early-rider service in Las Vegas and San Francisco; the capability claim is Zoox's. _(via Zoox)_

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## Summary

Zoox's robotaxi (Zoox is an Amazon subsidiary) is a purpose-built, bidirectional autonomous vehicle built from the ground up with no steering wheel or pedals and carriage-style seating. There is no consumer price: it is a ride service, not a vehicle sold to consumers. The verified-vs-claimed nuance on its maturity: Zoox operates free public demonstration rides in San Francisco (SoMa) and Las Vegas (the Strip) and runs a separate fleet of retrofitted Toyota Highlanders (with human safety operators) for testing, but it is at pilot maturity: the public rides are free demonstrations, not yet an approved, launched, paid commercial service. It is the purpose-built-pilot point of the robotaxi spectrum, distinct from Waymo's verified-commercial service.

## Top line

> Zoox Robotaxi is internal use only (not for retail), no capability claims are on file, 3 verified deployments are on file, and 2 incidents are on record.

## Readiness

- **Availability** (internal-only): Internal use only (not for retail).
- **Price honesty** (no-price): No price points on file for Zoox Robotaxi.
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for Zoox Robotaxi.
- **Real-world use** (pilot): Maturity: pilot. 3 verified deployments in the registry.
- **Safety record** (incidents-on-file): 2 incidents on record across 3 verified deployments.

## What it claims to do

_No reviewed capability claims on file._

## Price

_No reviewed price points on file._

## Real-world use

- [Los Angeles](/deployments/zoox-robotaxi-los-angeles) operated by [Zoox](/companies/zoox), first seen 2025-04-08
- [San Francisco](/deployments/zoox-robotaxi-san-francisco), first seen 2024-11-01
- [Las Vegas](/deployments/zoox-robotaxi-las-vegas), first seen 2024-11-01

## Safety record

- [Zoox recalled 332 robotaxis over unnecessary lane-crossings near intersections](/incidents/zoox-lane-crossing-recall-2025-12), 2025-12-23
- [Zoox recalled ~270 robotaxis after a Las Vegas collision with a passenger car](/incidents/zoox-las-vegas-collision-recall-2025-04-08), 2025-04-08

## Privacy

_No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Zoox Robotaxi._

## Specs

- **test_fleet**: retrofitted Toyota Highlander (with safety operators)
- **configuration**: purpose-built, bidirectional, no steering wheel or pedals

## What's under the hood

- Runs on [Zoox Driving System](/brains/zoox-driver) (foundation-model)

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the Zoox Robotaxi actually available for purchase?

Not available to consumers. In internal use by Zoox.

_Source: [Zoox — Amazon-owned, purpose-built robotaxi + Highlander test fleet, SF/Vegas/Austin/Miami/Seattle, recalls](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/amazon-owned-zoox-issues-recall-following-robotaxi-crash/)._

### What does the Zoox Robotaxi cost?

Not announced.

### Where is the Zoox Robotaxi being used?

Zoox Robotaxi is in use at: Los Angeles operated by Zoox (2025-04-08), San Francisco (2024-11-01), and Las Vegas (2024-11-01).

_Source: [TechCrunch — Zoox begins LA testing (April 8, 2025)](https://techcrunch.com/)._

### What's the Zoox Robotaxi running on?

Zoox Robotaxi runs on Zoox Driving System (foundation-model, pilot maturity).

### Is the Zoox Robotaxi safe?

Incidents on record: 2 (2 recall). See Zoox recalled 332 robotaxis over unnecessary lane-crossings near intersections.

_Source: [Zoox recalled 332 robotaxis over unnecessary lane-crossings near intersections](/incidents/zoox-lane-crossing-recall-2025-12)._

### How does the Zoox Robotaxi handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Zoox Robotaxi.

### Who makes the Zoox Robotaxi?

Zoox Robotaxi is made by Zoox, based in Foster City, California, USA.

_Source: [Zoox — Amazon-owned, purpose-built robotaxi + Highlander test fleet, SF/Vegas/Austin/Miami/Seattle, recalls](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/amazon-owned-zoox-issues-recall-following-robotaxi-crash/)._

## Manufacturer

- [Zoox (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/amazon-owned-zoox-issues-recall-following-robotaxi-crash/)](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/amazon-owned-zoox-issues-recall-following-robotaxi-crash/)

## Compared to

- [Didi Robotaxi](/consumer/models/didi-robotaxi)
- [Waymo Driver 6th-gen](/consumer/models/waymo-driver-gen6)
- [Robotaxi GXR](/consumer/models/weride-gxr)

## Sources

1. [Purpose-built robotaxi (no wheel/pedals) + Highlander test fleet](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/amazon-owned-zoox-issues-recall-following-robotaxi-crash/) · 2025-05-06
2. [Zoox (official) - purpose-built autonomous robotaxi (Amazon subsidiary)](https://zoox.com/)
3. [Amazon's Zoox launches public driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas (Sept 10, 2025)](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/10/amazons-zoox-jumps-into-us-robotaxi-race-with-las-vegas-launch-.html)
4. [Zoox custom robotaxis to SF (SoMa) and Las Vegas (Strip); founded ~2014; Amazon 2020](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/zoox-custom-robotaxis-are-finally-coming-to-san-francisco-and-las-vegas) · 2024-10-30
5. [Zoox runs free public robotaxi rides in SF + Las Vegas; needs federal approval for paid; plans to charge 2026](https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/amazon-robotaxis-software-recall) · 2025-12-23
6. [We're acquiring Zoox — Amazon announces agreement to acquire Zoox (no purchase price disclosed in the release)](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/were-acquiring-zoox-to-help-bring-their-vision-of-autonomous-ride-hailing-to-reality) · 2020-06-26
7. [Zoox expands service area and to two new cities (Mar 2026)](https://electrek.co/2026/03/24/zoox-expands-current-service-area-and-is-bringing-its-purpose-built-robotaxi-to-two-new-cities/)
8. [Amazon Science - how the Zoox driving stack (perception/prediction/planning) works](https://www.amazon.science/latest-news/how-the-zoox-robotaxi-predicts-everything-everywhere-all-at-once)
9. [Amazon's Zoox plans to expand robotaxi rides to Austin and Miami (Mar 2026)](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/amazon-s-zoox-plans-to-expand-robotaxi-rides-to-austin-miami)
10. [Amazon's Zoox to start charging for rides in 2026 (Dec 2025)](https://fortune.com/2025/12/08/amazon-robotaxi-service-zoox-plans-fees-vegas-san-francisco/)
11. [Zoox official YouTube (@ZooxYouTube), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfnoIOaGvMg) · 2026-06-05
12. [Zoox official YouTube (@ZooxYouTube), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=597C9OwV0o4) · 2026-06-05
13. [Zoox official YouTube (@ZooxYouTube), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uNBa7bmRmY) · 2026-06-05
14. [Zoox official YouTube (@ZooxYouTube), embedded under standard YouTube embed terms. oEmbed author_url verified 2026-06-04.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tknowptOgU4) · 2026-06-04
15. [TechCrunch — Zoox begins LA testing (April 8, 2025)](https://techcrunch.com/)
16. [LA Business Journal — Zoox LA testing coverage](https://labusinessjournal.com/)
17. [Westside Current — Zoox LA testing](https://www.westsidecurrent.com/)
18. [Electrive — Zoox + Uber mid-2027 LA commercial plan (March 2026)](https://www.electrive.com/)
19. [Zoox provides free public rides in parts of SF and Las Vegas](https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/zoox-issues-software-recall-over-lane-crossings/) · 2025-12-23
20. [The Zoox Explorers program is now live in San Francisco (free public early-rider)](https://zoox.com/journal/zoox-robotaxi-in-san-francisco)
21. [Zoox to begin offering robotaxi rides to public in San Francisco (free; regulatory status)](https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/zoox-to-begin-offering-robotaxi-rides-to-public-in-san-francisco/)
22. [Zoox offers free rides during San Francisco public testing](https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/transit/zoox-san-francisco-free-rides-public-testing/article_c09e3ce1-2046-4617-9646-88afa665a658.html)
23. [Zoox offers first public autonomous rides in San Francisco](https://www.therobotreport.com/zoox-offers-first-public-autonomous-rides-san-francisco/)
24. [Zoox robotaxi begins offering free rides in San Francisco](https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/zoox-robotaxi-san-francisco/)
25. [NHTSA Part 573 Zoox recall report (campaign 25E037; vulnerable-road-user / e-scooter detection defect, distinct from the April-8 collision recall)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2025/RCLRPT-25E037-4912.pdf)
26. [Zoox opens its Las Vegas robotaxi service to the public](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/zoox-opens-its-las-vegas-robotaxi-service-to-the-public/)
27. [Zoox begins free fully-driverless public rides around Las Vegas](https://electrek.co/2025/09/10/zoox-free-driverless-robotaxi-rides-general-public-vegas/)
28. [Amazon's Zoox issues software recall after Las Vegas crash](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/amazon-zoox-recall.html)
29. [Zoox receives federal exemption for its purpose-built no-steering-wheel vehicle](https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/traffic/zooxs-las-vegas-robotaxi-service-moved-closer-to-reality-with-federal-exemption-3410794/)

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