Zoox Robotaxi

Zoox's purpose-built bidirectional autonomous robotaxi, designed from scratch without a steering wheel or pedals and featuring carriage-style seating for four passengers (two facing forward, two backward). Amazon acquired Zoox in June 2020 for approximately $1.3 billion. The vehicle is battery-electric with a 133 kWh pack and a manufacturer-claimed top speed of 120 km/h. On August 10, 2026, Zoox launched its first-ever paid commercial ride-hailing service in Las Vegas under NHTSA's temporary exemption allowing up to 2,500 vehicles annually for two years. Free demonstration rides continue in San Francisco. Zoox has issued three NHTSA software recalls in 2025 for unexpected braking, a Las Vegas collision, and unnecessary lane-crossings.

Yes. Zoox Robotaxi is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Yes. DEPLOY independently verifies Zoox Robotaxi performing Transports passengers autonomously, with no human in the loop.

Zoox Robotaxi's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Range: 16 h continuous; Battery: 133 kWh; Max speed: 75 mph. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.

Zoox Robotaxi is made by Zoox, based in Foster City, California, USA, founded in 2014.

30 verified deployments of Zoox Robotaxi are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, United States, Miami, Florida, USA.

Zoox Robotaxi is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

Zoox Robotaxi has 8 regulatory records on the DEPLOY registry: NHTSA recall, recalled; NHTSA recall, recalled; NHTSA recall, recalled and 5 more. See the Regulatory filings section for each agency source.

Zoox Robotaxi runs Zoox Driving System. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable av robots to Zoox Robotaxi include Waymo Driver (6th gen), Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS), May Mobility Autonomous Sienna, Ojai.

Zoox Robotaxi and Waymo Driver (6th gen) (Waymo · 52 deployments) are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. Zoox Robotaxi has 30 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Zoox Robotaxi ranks in roughly the top 8% of av models tracked by the registry.

Zoox Robotaxi is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Zoox Robotaxi has 91 active incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. 24 recalls and 67 incidents on record (6 serious, 29 moderate, 56 minor). Most recent: Jul 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

Waymo is more mature and consistent, with a larger operational footprint and more ride experience. Zoox is the most purpose-built robotaxi, with a bidirectional design and no steering wheel, but is earlier in deployment. After riding all three (Waymo, Zoox, Tesla), reviewers rank Waymo as the most reliable, Zoox as the most experiential, and Tesla as the most cost-efficient but least autonomous.