Acquired in a $1.2 billion deal by Amazon, Zoox still operates as an independent company within Amazon. Zoox focuses on building a self-driving fleet, hence Amazon’s interest. Their AI-based vehicle is geared for the robo-taxi market.
Zoox is a subsidiary of Amazon. Zoox was acquired by Amazon in 2020 for over $1.2 billion. The company is developing autonomous vehicles that provide mobility as a service. It is headquartered in Foster City, California and has offices of operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, Washington. Zoox is creating an entirely new autonomous vehicle designed for the robo-taxi market.
Zoox creates advanced mobility solutions to support the needs of urban areas. Building their vehicles from the ground up rather than fitting technology to existing cars, the company has tested its self-driving cars in San Francisco, Las Vegas and Foster City.