Overview
- The multi‑year deal includes planned availability in Los Angeles by mid‑2027, with Zoox also keeping rides on its own app.
- NHTSA opened a 30‑day public comment period on Zoox’s request for FMVSS exemptions to commercially deploy up to 2,500 vehicles.
- Zoox is offering free rides in Las Vegas and select San Francisco areas under a demonstration exemption and reports over 1 million autonomous miles and 300,000 riders.
- Earlier this week Zoox began mapping Dallas and Phoenix with retrofitted Toyota Highlander SUVs and is opening depots in both cities plus a Fusion Center in Scottsdale.
- The Dallas–Phoenix expansion brings Zoox’s footprint to 10 U.S. markets as Uber targets driverless rides in up to 15 cities by the end of 2026.