Articles about Zoox

‘Not on a hunch’: Andy Jassy defends Amazon’s $200B spending spree

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reveals new details about AWS’s AI revenue and its booming chip business in a new shareholder letter that defends the company’s massive capital spending. Read More

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Amazon’s new frontiers: Robotaxis, ultrafast deliveries, AI teammates

Amazon is experimenting again. This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we break down our scoop on Amazon’s new ultrafast delivery service, ride along in a Zoox robotaxi on the Las Vegas Strip, and talk with AWS SVP Colleen Aubrey about Amazon’s push into applied AI and the rise of AI “teammates.” Read More

Stars on the ceiling, Cher on the speakers: Notes from our first ride in Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi

Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi is now offering free rides on the Las Vegas Strip. We took a spin to see how the purpose-built autonomous pod performs, and how it compares with Waymo. Read More

Amazon’s Zoox reaches robotaxi milestone with launch of service in Las Vegas

Zoox will offer free rides on and around the Las Vegas Strip as it awaits regulatory approval for paid service. Read More

Despite status as a global tech hub, Seattle passengers still can’t hail a driverless ride

While taxi customers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta can hail rides from driverless vehicles, passengers eager… Read More

Amazon’s Zoox completes ‘critical checkpoint’ in robotaxi testing and rollout

LAS VEGAS — Zoox, the robotaxi company acquired by Amazon for more than $1 billion in 2020, says it has… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Tech pay, cloud trends, Kraken, and self-driving cars, with Qumulo CEO Bill Richter

Everyone is closely monitoring the implications of remote work as we emerge from the pandemic, so it’s no surprise that… Read More

Amazon’s Zoox will test its autonomous driving technology in Seattle’s ‘different driving culture’

Zoox, the robotaxi company acquired by Amazon last year, will start testing its autonomous driving technology in Seattle for the… Read More

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Zoox CTO on the Amazon acquisition, and the environmental promise of self-driving taxis

Has the past year convinced you that your family doesn’t need multiple vehicles? Could you be persuaded to give up… Read More

As Amazon’s Zoox unveils passenger robotaxi, CEO acknowledges potential for package delivery

Zoox, the robotaxi company acquired by Amazon for more than $1 billion earlier this year, revealed its fully autonomous electric… Read More

First glimpse of Amazon’s new robotaxi: Zoox autonomous vehicle spotted during video shoot

Isn’t it always the urban video shoot that spoils the big car reveal? Zoox, the self-driving taxi company acquired by… Read More

Confirmed: Amazon’s acquisition of robotaxi startup Zoox adds self-driving cars to its robotic fleet

Update: Amazon on Friday morning confirmed its agreement to acquire Zoox, which will continue operating as a standalone business. Its blog… Read More