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Amazon's Zoox Robotaxis Will Start Driving Faster, Farther And At Night In Las Vegas

19 Mar 2024 | Abstracted from Autoblog

"Zoox...will free up its specially designed vehicles to drive at speeds up to 45 miles per hour (72 kph), from 35 mph. It also expanded the Las Vegas area in which the cars can travel to five miles from one mile.

"Amazon bought Zoox in 2020 for more than $1 billion, leading to speculation it could eventually use the cars as delivery vehicles, sparing it the cost of paying for drivers. Zoox has not made any announcements about its plans beyond

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