Zoox recalls fleet after robotaxi enters smoky emergency scene

Zoox recalled its entire fleet of 105 robotaxis after one vehicle entered an active emergency scene obscured by heavy smoke, exposing a gap in its automated driving system's ability to detect and respond to smoke in crisis situations. The company deployed a software update on Wednesday to address the defect. If you're building sensors, perception software or emergency-response systems for autonomous vehicles, you've just learned what regulators now know Zoox doesn't see: smoke. That's a customer buying cycle.