Amazon's Zoox wins first US approval for paid robotaxis without steering wheels

Amazon's Zoox unit has won U.S. approval for limited commercial deployment of its steering-wheel-free robotaxis, a first for the autonomous ride industry, per Reuters. The NHTSA approval allows Zoox to deploy paid robotaxis in Las Vegas.

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