The cars — white SUVs with a blue and purple color scheme painted on the sides — are courtesy of Zoox.
Down the road, Zoox wants to apply that software to its electric robotaxis — boxy, compact cars with no steering wheel, no gas or brake pedals, and no one in the driver's seat.first cities where customers can hail a robotaxi before eventually expanding to Austin. If you're getting déjà vu, you might be thinking of Austin's checkered past with autonomous car company Cruise.
Waymo began testing its self-driving Jaguars in Austin in March. The company hasn’t been the subject of local complaints, but they too are in the midst of a federal investigation. In May,But officials at Austin's Transportation and Public Works Department said they are working with Zoox to help the vehicles operate more safely.