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This company is now testing driverless electric shuttles on public roads in the US, but these aren’t quite the same thing as robotaxis.

in early 2022. But they may not be used to seeing driverless shuttles without a steering wheel–or any resemblance to other cars on the road.

"Becoming the first company to operate a purpose-built robotaxi with passengers on open public roads in California is a significant milestone in not only Zoox's journey, but for the autonomous vehicle industry at large," said Aicha Evans, CEO at Zoox., though at the time the company did not indicate the full extent of its plans for an operational rollout in California this year.

"It is a feat of design and engineering—and the culmination of years of hard work—to drive a purpose-built vehicle, fully autonomously and without safety drivers," said Jesse Levinson, co-founder and chief technology officer at Zoox."With the ability to operate our vehicle on public roads and the deployment of our employee shuttle service, we'll continue to refine and improve our technology and operations as we prepare for our commercial service launch.

 

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