Feds Greenlight Amazon's Zoox To Operate Robotaxis With No Steering Wheel Or Pedals

A Zoox robotaxi testing in San FranciscoZooxZoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, has received approval from U.S. regulators to operate its purpose-built electric robotaxis that lack steering wheels, mirrors and conventional vehicle controls on public roads, a necessary step as it prepares to take on Alphabet’s Waymo.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it granted Zoox the first-ever exemption from U.S. rules requiring the use of certain features as part of its expanded Au ...