Zoox, Inc. is an American technology company subsidiary of Amazon developing autonomous vehicles that provide mobility as a service.
Zoox has applied the latest techniques in automotive, robotics and renewable energy to build a symmetrical, bi-directional battery-electric vehicle that solves for the unique challenges of autonomous mobility.
In September 2020, Zoox became the fourth company in the State of California to receive permit to test driverless automobiles on public roads.
[26] In 2023, Zoox was given approval by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to begin testing self-driving robotaxis on open public roads with passengers on board.
The DMV provided Zoox with a limited permit to operate on roads at speeds of up to 35 miles an hour at a designated area around its Foster City headquarters.