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Zoox, the cool autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, had to hit pause on its driverless rides for over a week. Why? Because of a crash in Las Vegas involving an unoccupied Zoox car and another vehicle. They quickly did a voluntary recall for about 270 of their cars with specific software, trying to play it safe.
The incident on April 8 worried the company because their self-driving system might have misjudged the other car’s movements, raising crash risks. Luckily, no one was hurt, and only minor damage was reported—just a close call in the lane, after a quick approach from a driveway. The Zoox vehicle slowed and veered right, but the other car stopped on the shoulder, yielding the way. Despite hard braking, contact was unavoidable, and Zoox took responsibility by issuing a recall and launching an internal review.
Operations only resumed after a software update rolled out to all vehicles on April 17. This event is part of Zoox’s bigger plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas later this year. They’ve been testing in various cities like Las Vegas, San Francisco, Austin, Miami, and Seattle, with some vehicles that have no steering wheel or pedals, giving futuristic rides to vetted guests and media.
This isn’t Zoox’s first rodeo with recalls—earlier in March, they recalled 258 cars due to braking issues. The company had also been under investigation by NHTSA over two accidents involving motorcyclists, with their self-driving tech active during those incidents.
Zoox’s mission to bring driverless taxis to life faces hurdles, but they’re working hard to make autonomous travel safe and reliable. Stay tuned as they finalize plans to hit the streets soon!
