Zoox to start charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas

This marks the official launch of Zoox's commercial operations.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 5 : Amazon's Zoox will begin paid rides in Las Vegas next week, the company said on Wednesday, days after the U.S. road safety agency allowed commercial deployment of its robotaxis that run without human controls. Zoox, whose electric carriage-style vehicle has two rows of ​inward-facing seats, has b

It's the company's first commercial market after Zoox started offering free rides to the public in parts of Las Vegas and San Francisco less than a year ago.

Zoox will soon begin offering paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas with its fleet of purpose-built autonomous vehicles that lack many standard features typical automobiles do.