In US Autonomous Robotaxi Wars, It’s Zoox 1, Tesla 0
Zoox is the first company to get a FMVSS waiver to test its autonomous robotaxi on public roads in the US, beating Tesla to the punch.
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Amazon's robotaxi startup Zoox is preparing for the mass production of its purpose-built vehicles at its new factory in California (courtesy of Zoox).
Robotaxi 3-Way Match Shaping Up Between Zoox, Waymo, And The MechaHitler GrokMobile
Amazon’s robotaxi startup Zoox is preparing for the mass production of its purpose-built vehicles at its new factory in California, with Waymo waiting in the wings while Tesla continues to stumble over brand reputation issues.
Critique of ARK Analysts’ Tesla Robotaxi Projections Misses Some Key Points, But ARK Might Too
Checking out the Friday critique of “Tesla’s $9 Trillion Robotaxi Dreams” on Seeking Alpha that Carolyn Fortuna just covered, a few things jumped out to me. A few things seem to be missed, misunderstood, or even misleading from the analysts. But, then again, that doesn’t mean the ARK analysis is … [continued]
Financial Analysts Question The Merit Of Tesla’s Robotaxis
Following discussions with the Tesla investor relations team, JPMorgan analysts earlier this month said they soon expected Tesla to reveal a robotaxi prototype. The investment firm also offered the caveat that Tesla’s robotaxis and their associated revenues could be years away. That’s the kind of speculation that has been occurring … [continued]
Amazon Robotaxi Team Growing, Robotaxi Use Launches In Las Vegas
Three years ago, in late June 2020, I wrote about Amazon buying the robotaxi startup Zoox. If you missed that story or don’t remember it well, I recommend reading it first for some useful background on who Zoox is, or was. This year, while many robotaxi companies and projects have … [continued]
Robotaxis from Zoox Hit California Streets
Autonomous driving companies are a dime a dozen. Autonomous driving companies bought by Amazon, on the other hand — well, there’s Zoox. It was almost three years ago that Amazon took Zoox in-house. Since then, there’s been some news here and there, but not much. What has been happening at … [continued]
Zoox Shows Off Its Battery-Electric Autonomous People Pod
The horizontal elevator is here.
Amazon’s New Zoox Robotaxi Concept
Concept vehicles are works of art in the auto industry — and often not more than that. They are often particularly fanciful if they are supposed to be autonomous robotaxis. But when Amazon rolls out a robotaxi concept, it’s quite a different matter.
Amazon Buying Zoox. Who Is Zoox?
Zoox, based out of California (of course), has been working for years on autonomous ride-hailing technology. It was valued at $3 billion in 2018. Amazon just bought it — reportedly fro $1.2 billion.
