Zoox's Self-Driving Test Fleet Is Coming to Atlanta

Table of Contents Zoox's Self-Driving Test Fleet Is Coming to Atlanta Zoox, the Amazon-owned self-driving company, is expanding its test fleet to Atlanta. It'll soon begin testing its autonomous technology there aboard retrofitted Toyota Highlander SUVs, before residents eventually get the chance to climb aboard a purpose-built robotaxi. Atlanta is Zoox's seventh test market. It announced its expansion to Los Angeles in April, and also operates its test fleet in the San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas, Seattle, Miami and Austin, Texas. Safety drivers sit behind the wheel of Zoox's test fleet, and will manually drive around a new location to gather data before eventually testing the company's autonomous driving technology. In Atlanta, that autonomous rollout is expected to happen this summer, starting downtown. But the company's final, rider-ready vehicles don't have a driver's seat, steering wheel or pedals. Zoox plans to allow public riders aboard these pod-like vehicles in Las Vega ... Read full article.