- Amazon's Zoox to launch command hub in Arizona, expand testing to Dallas and Phoenix
Amazon's robotaxi unit Zoox is expanding its operations. Testing will now occur in Dallas and Phoenix. A new command hub will open in Arizo...
09 Mar, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
Waymo valued at $126 billion in latest $16 billion financing as robotaxis gather steamAs one of the most sought-after applications of artificial intelligence, leading autonomous vehicle companies are investing heavily in comm...
03 Feb, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
Waymo launches fully autonomous robotaxis in Miami, to expand to four more US citiesThe company said it would roll out operations for its employees in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando in the coming weeks, ahead of a...
18 Nov, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
Amazon's Zoox robotaxi opens to public with free service in Las VegasAmazon's Zoox has launched free robotaxi rides in Las Vegas. This is before getting approval to charge fares. The robotaxis are unique, res...
10 Sep, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
Zoox launches its first robotaxi production facility, taking on Tesla and WaymoAmazon’s Zoox has opened its first factory in California to build robotaxis, as it gets ready to start a ride service in Las Vegas this yea...
18 Jun, 2025, 08.45 PM IST
Alphabet's Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding to expand autonomous ride-hailing serviceThe investment round also saw participation from existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tige...
26 Oct, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
Waymo robotaxi service opens to all in San FranciscoThe Google-owned Waymo robotaxi service on Tuesday became available to anyone in San Francisco interested in hailing a driverless ride. Way...
26 Jun, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
Driverless cars covered 5x more test miles in California in 2023Driverless vehicles in California traveled 3.3 million miles last year, a fivefold increase from the previous year. General Motors' Cruise ...
03 Feb, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
Chinese autonomous vehicle tech raises concerns: US transportation chiefIn a July 17 letter to the transportation chief and secretary of commerce Gina Raimondo, a bipartisan group of four lawmakers asked for an ...
21 Jul, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Zoox headcount grows as Amazon's self-driving unit expands testing in VegasZoox's headcount has grown to about 2,200, up from 1,900 at the beginning of the year, Chief Technology Officer Jesse Levinson told Reuters.
27 Jun, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
Microsoft to invest in autonomous trucking startup GatikMicrosoft plans to invest over $10 million in a financing round that values Gatik at more than $700 million, the sources added. As part of ...
05 Jan, 2023, 08.28 AM IST
Big tech goes on shopping spree, brushing off antitrust scrutinyBig Tech is even buying amid a world economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. While global economic output is expected to shrink by 4.9...
28 Jul, 2020, 09.31 AM IST
Bezos buys self-driving startup, Musk calls him ‘copy cat’This isn’t the first time Musk has taken a dig at Bezos for indulging in similar business deals.
27 Jun, 2020, 04.56 PM IST
Amazon, looking to the future of ride hailing, will buy ZooxAmazon said Friday that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which envisions a future where people will request a ride on the...
26 Jun, 2020, 07.56 PM IST
Amazon agrees to buy self-driving startup Zoox for over $1 billionThe report did not mention the exact purchase price and added Amazon is unlikely to disclose it when the deal is announced, likely to be on...
26 Jun, 2020, 11.37 AM IST
Self-driving dream team gets $530 million from Sequoia, AmazonAurora’s three co-founders are legendary within the tight community of roboticists and engineers who are leading the charge to make self-dr...
08 Feb, 2019, 09.50 AM IST
Photos of Apple's autonomous test car show up in Silicon ValleyThe white Lexus RX450h SUV emerged from an Apple facility this week and was kitted out with an array of sensors, according to a person who ...
28 Apr, 2017, 09.47 AM IST