Tag: Washington D.C.

Amazon-owned Zoox announced plans to map the streets of Washington, D.C. using manually driven Toyota Highlanders equipped with its sensor suite and software. The mapping effort will precede a rollout of autonomous vehicle testing later in the year, with human safety operators behind the wheel. The capital will become Zoox's eighth test site as the company expands its fleet of custom‑built robotaxis and moves toward a commercial service, pending additional regulatory clearances from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Leggi di più

Zoox, the Amazon‑owned self‑driving company, announced that it will deploy a handful of retrofitted Toyota Highlanders with safety drivers in Washington, D.C. The move adds a ninth testing market to the company’s growing footprint, which already includes the San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas, Seattle, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Austin. Zoox said the capital’s complex street layout, high pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and varied weather present a rigorous environment for evaluating its autonomous technology. Waymo is also testing in the district, underscoring D.C.’s importance as a major ride‑hailing market. Leggi di più

Waymo has received clearance to begin testing robotaxi (autonomous) rides at San Jose Mineta International Airport, marking its first airport service in California. The company plans to move from testing to commercial rides later this year. Waymo previously opened curbside service at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport and expanded to 24/7 operation, reporting hundreds of thousands of trips. Its fleet now exceeds 2,000 vehicles across multiple U.S. markets, and the firm continues to announce expansion to additional cities including Denver, Seattle, Dallas, Miami, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Leggi di più