Zoox Recalls 105 Robotaxis After One Drove Into a Fire Scene

Amazon's Zoox recalled 105 robotaxis after one vehicle drove into an active fire scene when its autonomous driving system failed to detect heavy smoke, causing abrupt braking and requiring remote intervention. The recall highlights a critical gap in ADS perception capabilities under high-stress emergency conditions. If you sell sensor fusion, lidar, or vision systems to autonomous vehicle makers, Zoox just proved that heavy smoke is an unsolved problem in your stack. This recall shows regulators will mandate fixes for edge cases you didn't anticipate—and every competitor building robotaxis now has to solve this before launch.