Zoox Carries Out A Software Recall After Collision in Las Vegas

Following a collision at low speed, the Amazon subsidiary Zoox has ordered a voluntary recall of all 270 test vehicles in Las Vegas and San Francisco. The fault has been identified and the software corrected accordingly.

In the incident on , an unoccupied Zoox vehicle, as shown in the cover picture, touched a car that was trying to enter the same lane as the Zoox robotaxi. There was slight contact, but no personal injury. Here is Zoox’s account of the incident:

The report filed with NHTSA is for an incident that occurred involving an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi and a passenger vehicle. No injuries were reported, and only minor damage occurred to both vehicles. The incident involved a passenger car quickly approaching the lane where our purpose-built robotaxi was traveling. Anticipating that the passenger car would proceed forward, the Zoox robotaxi slowed down and steered to the right. Instead, the car came to a stop, fully yielding to the Zoox robotaxi and remaining in the shoulder lane. The Zoox robotaxi braked hard, but contact was unavoidable.

Here is a video of one of my past trips with the Zoox-Robotaxi:

This article was also published in German.