Amazon vehicles have been in production for ten years and one of the co -founders of the company says they want to redefine traffic.
The new taxi fleet with its own drive is ready to hit the streets this year and first introduce yourself to Las Vegas.
Vehicles supported by Amazon have been in production for ten years and the company says they want to redefine transportation.
“Our vision of the future is not so many people who will have to buy their own car,” said co -founder ZOOX Jesse Levinson.
ZOOX is to transform on the mission what driving looks like. Their robotaxes are autonomous vehicles that provide the rider's experience.
Robotax ZOOX will start its first public rides in Las Vegas. (ZOOX / FOXBUSINESS)
“It's a really nice premium experience.” It's safe, it's consistent, it's clean and much more efficient, ”Levinson said.
Robotax ZOOX does not look like standard cars. They have four seats inside the vehicle and the riders face themselves and sit in two.
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“We really wanted to create a social experience. There were carriages in front of the vehicles and they were, because it is actually a natural way you want to communicate with people, ”said Levinson.
Riders will be able to call a taxi on the app. ZOOX says their rides will be competitive prices for other existing offers.
Each rider will have his own touch screen. The riders are able to adjust the vehicle temperature. (Sunny Tsai / Foxbusiness)
“Over time As technology becomes the ubiquitous And lower costs, we will be able to reduce costs for our customers, ”Levinson said.
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To make sure their robotaxes are safe, ZOOX tests on several hundred vehicles with the same technology and sensors.
“We tried to make it the safest possible vehicle, not only from any autonomic point of view, but also only from the point of view of passive accident. For example, we have this amazing inverted double hill airbags that will surround all passengers when a crash occurs.
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While testing is constantly in progress to ensure Robotax is permanently safeOne autonomous vehicle expert says cars could be safer public roads.
ZOOX uses the same equipment and sensors on their test vehicles as their robotaxi. (Sunny Tsai / Foxbusiness)
“It is a defensive style of management. It is inherently safe. The decision that moves with our technology is much faster than the human brain,” said Rich Steiner Gatik, Vice President for government relations and public affairs.
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Robotax ZOOX will start its first public rides in Las Vegas and then in San Francisco. The company focuses on the opening of dense cities and then expands over time.
