Overview
- Riders can book free trips in the Zoox app between five preset Strip pickup zones, serving spots like The Luxor, Resorts World and New York‑New York, with up to four passengers and no intermediate stops.
- The autonomous shuttles run under an NHTSA exemption that authorizes operation without a steering wheel, pedals or a driver seat.
- Zoox’s Amazon‑owned, purpose‑built vehicles use 18 cameras, 10 radar and 8 lidar sensors, distinguishing them from rivals’ converted production cars.
- The company targets about 50 vehicles in Las Vegas and San Francisco by year‑end from a current pace of roughly one built per day, with a longer‑term goal of around 5,000 robotaxis annually.
- Despite the launch, Zoox trails larger operators, as Waymo reports more than 250,000 rides per week across five U.S. cities, while Tesla runs a limited service in Austin.