Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis

Zoox conscionable got support to complaint for robotaxi rides successful its boxy, steering-wheel-less vehicles. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it has granted the Amazon-owned Zoox a impermanent exemption, allowing it to deploy up to 2,500 vehicles annually implicit the adjacent 2 years, arsenic reported earlier by Reuters.

The NHTSA's determination exempts Zoox from rules requiring vehicles to person accepted controls, similar a steering wheel, pedals, windshield defrosting, and mirrors. Zoox's vehicles are built with passengers successful mind, alternatively than drivers, featuring an interior with 2 seat seats and sliding doors. Until now, Zo …

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