Zoox self -driving fleet is coming to Atlanta

Zoox, the self -driving company owned by Amazon, expands the test fleet to Atlanta. It will soon start testing its independent technology there on the updated SUVs for SUV Robotxi is made of purpose.

Atlanta is the seventh Zoox test market. She announced to her Expansion in Los Angeles In April, it also runs the test fleet in the San Francisco Bay area, Las Vegas, Seattle, Miami and Austin, Texas.

Safety drivers sit behind the Zoox test fleet wheel, and they will manually lead around a new data collection site before testing the company’s independent driving technology. In Atlanta, this independent operation is expected to happen this summer, starting with the city center.

But the final vehicles of the ready -made company do not contain a driver seat, steering wheel or pedals. Zoox plans to allow public passengers on these pods Las Vegas and San Francisco Later this year. I made an early trip in October, which was amazingly surprising, despite the very future car appearance. You can check that experience in the video below.

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Zoox will get some companies in Atlanta. And emo,, Which is owned by Google Parent Alphabet, plans for Horse riding fully ruling there This summer, through a partnership with Uber. Waymo is currently a pioneer in the self -driving race, as it works to ride independent horse for the general public in sites including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vinix and Austin, Texas. More cities such as Miami and Washington, DC, are also scheduled to be expanded.

In a statement, Zoox said that Atlanta is “one of the largest riding markets in the United States”, and that, as a technology center, it “welcomes the test of independent cars and innovation in many areas.”

The company added that “Atlanta also has an increasing number of population, various road conditions, traffic patterns, and unique weather conditions, including frequent thunderstorms. The city is located in a thick and urban scene, which creates a strong demand for effective transfer solutions such as decline on demand.”

Zoox stands regardless of competitors such as Waymo by controlling each element of robotics, from design to manufacturing to processes. Waymo, on the other hand, is currently working on independent horseback riding on the plane Jaguar I-Pace Vehicles. Tesla also plans to launch a set designed for this purpose RobotaxiWith Elon Musk saying that the entire self -driving car will enter production “before 2027”. Meanwhile, Tesla is an ambitious goal For the first time in the service of self -driving in Austin, Texas, In June On board the current model y Vehicles.