Amazon’s Zoox launches first robotaxi production facility

Amazon’s (AMZN) Zoox announced Wednesday that it has opened the “first-ever serial production facility for purpose-built robotaxis in the U.S.” Zoox said the facility will be utilized for planned growth and robotaxi services at Zoox across multiple markets, starting with Las Vegas, followed by San Francisco, and with additional locations such as Austin and Miami expected to follow in the next few years. Zoox added, “This is our second vehicle production facility in the Bay Area. Located in Hayward, California, the facility spans 220,000 square feet, equivalent to 3 1/2 American football fields. Our other assembly facility, located in Fremont, California, has evolved into a dedicated facility for the Zoox retrofitted testing fleet and for sensor pod configuration. On this currently installed line and once at full scale, Zoox has the capacity to assemble more than 10,000 robotaxis a year. The number of Zoox robotaxis we produce will grow and scale to match the demand of our commercial service as needed.” The robotaxi service will compete with Alphabet’s (GOOG) (GOOGL) Waymo and Tesla (TSLA).

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