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Paid robotaxi rides without a steering wheel or pedals to launch in the U.S.
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Fusion42 · 31 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Amazon's Zoox has become the first company in the U.S. to gain federal approval for paid robotaxi rides without steering wheels or pedals, with permission to deploy up to 5,000 vehicles over two years. The service will launch commercially in Las Vegas next month under NHTSA's oversight framework.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Micromobility.
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You must plan for a new competitive reality where true driverless robotaxis without manual controls gain federal backing and customer access. Those building autonomous vehicle tech or services face a new bar to meet or beat Zoox’s federally validated model.
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