Zoox issues software recall after a robotaxi got confused by heavy smoke

Zoox issued a software recall after its robotaxi failed to detect heavy smoke at an active emergency fire scene in June, prompting a teleoperator intervention. The recall follows federal regulator pressure on autonomous vehicle companies to fix emergency scene detection as a core safety capability, not an edge case.

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