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Amazon’s Zoox has opened its first robotaxi serial production facility, it said on Wednesday, marking a crucial step towards launching a commercial robotaxi service that will compete with Alphabet’s Waymo and Tesla.
Zoox is testing in various US cities with more than 20 vehicles and plans to launch the commercial services in Las Vegas this year, followed by San Francisco, where it seeks to expand areas of operation.
The operator currently tests in San Francisco’s SoMa (South of Market) neighbourhood and expects to onboard public riders soon.
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