The Amazon-backed company clears a new safety measure that will put its Level 3 autonomous vehicles on the road without a backup driver.

Zoox's self-driving vehicles began rolling out in San Francisco this week and are expected to compete with Waymo robotaxis.

Autonomous robotaxi developer Zoox has shared its latest progress update, which includes expansions into its second commercial market—San Francisco.

Zoox, Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle unit, has begun testing its robotaxis in San Francisco and the Las Vegas Strip. Read more.

Zoox is not offering public rides in San Francisco yet, but it hopes to launch its Las Vegas operation in early 2025.

Last year, Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox began testing its vehicles on California’s roads — specifically, the streets near its Foster City headquarters. The scope of these tests was relatively modest;