Zoox wins federal approval to charge for steering-wheel-free robotaxi rides
The two-year exemption covers an initial deployment of up to 2,500 vehicles over that period, but Zoox still needs state and local clearance before collecting fares.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Reuters
Why it matters
Zoox has cleared the federal barrier that kept its ground-up robotaxi from earning revenue. Paid service will test whether its integrated vehicle strategy can compete with Waymo's adapted-car model.
Zoox, led by co-founder Jesse Levinson and CEO Aicha Evans, won federal approval on July 30th to deploy its purpose-built robotaxis commercially without steering wheels or other conventional human controls.…
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