Amazon's Robotaxi Company Recalls Its Fleet After One of its Cars Got Confused by Heavy Smoke

Zoox recalled its entire fleet of 105 robotaxis after one vehicle became confused by heavy smoke at an active emergency scene in Las Vegas, unable to detect and avoid the hazard without human intervention. The incident is part of a pattern of autonomous vehicles interfering with emergency responders, prompting NHTSA to declare such failures a 'functional insufficiency' and a public safety danger.

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