Amazon\u2019s Zoox issued a software recall for 270 of its robotaxis after a crash in Las Vegas last month, the company said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The recall surrounds a defect with the vehicle\u2019s automated driving system that could cause it to inaccurately predict the movement of another car, increasing \u201cthe risk of a crash,\u201d according to a report submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n
Zoox submitted the recall after an April 8 incident in Las Vegas where an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi collided with a passenger vehicle, the NHTSA report states. There were no injuries in the crash and only minor damage occurred to both vehicles.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter analysis and rigorous testing, Zoox identified the root cause,\u201d the company said in a blog post. \u201cWe issued a software update that was implemented across all Zoox vehicles. All Zoox vehicles on the road today, including our purpose-built robotaxi and test fleet, have the updated software.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zoox paused all driverless vehicle operations while it reviewed the incident. It\u2019s since resumed operations after rolling out the software update.<\/p>\n
Amazon acquired Zoox in 2020 for over $1 billion, announcing at the time that the deal would help bring the self-driving technology company\u2019s \u201cvision for autonomous ride-hailing to reality.\u201d However, Amazon has fallen far behind Alphabet\u2019s Waymo, which has robotaxi services operating in multiple U.S. markets. Tesla has also announced plans to launch a robotaxi offering in Austin in June, though the company has missed many prior target dates for releasing its technology.<\/p>\n
Zoox has been testing its robotaxis in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Foster City, California. Last month, Zoox began testing a small fleet of retrofitted vehicles in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Last month, NHTSA closed a probe into two crashes involving Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox\u2019s autonomous vehicle technology. The agency opened the probe last May after the vehicles braked suddenly and were rear-ended by motorcyclists, which led to minor injuries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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