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Tesla Robotaxi Has A Major Advantage Over Rivals Waymo And Zoox, Says Gary Black: '...Could Be Very Significant'
Friday, June 27, 2025 - 3:04am | 818Future Fund LLC's Gary Black thinks that Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) holds a key advantage over Robotaxi rivals Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Waymo and Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Zoox. What Happened: "The one advantage that $TSLA bears don't fully appreciate is that...
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Amazon-Backed Zoox Launches California Robotaxi Plant: Tesla Rival Targets 10,000 Vehicles A Year
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 1:50am | 561Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMZN) robotaxi company, Zoox, has announced its first serial production facility in Hayward, California. What Happened: The facility can produce over 10,000 Robotaxis annually and spans an area of 220,000 square feet, Zoox said in a statement released on Wednesday. This is...
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Elon Musk's Tesla Officially Named AV Operator In Austin Ahead Of Robotaxi Launch
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 4:32am | 670Tesla Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TSLA) highly anticipated Robotaxi launch in Austin on June 12 has received a major boost as Elon Musk's EV giant has officially been named as an Autonomous Vehicle operator by the city. What Happened: The company has officially been incorporated into the list by the local...
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Amazon's Zoox Issues Second Robotaxi Recall in a Month After San Francisco Crash
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 12:14am | 469Amazon’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) autonomous vehicle company Zoox has initiated a second voluntary software recall for its Robotaxi within a month following a collision in San Francisco. What Happened: According to a report by CNBC, the incident occurred on May 8 when an unoccupied Zoox Robotaxi was...
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Amazon's Zoox To Open New California Factory, Scale Robotaxi Fleet Ahead Of Public Launch In Las Vegas And San Francisco
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 5:55am | 577Amazon.com Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) self-driving subsidiary Zoox is scaling up its presence in California as the autonomous vehicle race accelerates, potentially strengthening its position against domestic and international competitors. What Happened: Zoox will open a new production facility in...
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Tesla Takes Another Hit With Nvidia, GM Self-Driving Partnership
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 7:36pm | 456Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) took another hit on Tuesday when NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) announced they will partner on self-driving vehicles. What To Know: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the GM partnership, which will include robotics, in-vehicle hardware for...
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Amazon's Zoox Eyes Joining Leagues Of Waymo In 2025, To Offer Rides To Public 'Quite Soon'
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - 6:14am | 652Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) autonomous driving unit Zoox is reportedly looking to begin offering rides to the public “quite soon.” What Happened: Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson told CNBC that the company intends to offer rides to the public and significantly grow its fleet of...
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Amazon's Zoox Plans To Launch Robotaxi Service This Year
Sunday, January 19, 2025 - 1:30pm | 399Zoox, Inc., a robotaxi company owned by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), plans to launch robotaxi service in Las Vegas in 2025. The Details: Zoox plans to offer its robotaxi service "quite soon," Zoox's co-founder and chief technology officer Jesse Levinson told CNBC. Levinson said Zoox plans...
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Tesla's Autopilot Hardware Director Zheng Gao Leaves EV Giant To Join Amazon's Zoox
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 7:31am | 681Zheng Gao, former Director of Engineering, Autopilot Hardware and Product Design-Electronics at EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), has joined Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) robotaxi unit Zoox. What Happened: Zoox announced Gao’s appointment in a post on LinkedIn. Gao will join Zoox as...
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Alphabet's Waymo Opens Robotaxi Rides For All In Los Angeles After San Francisco, Says 'More Cities On The Way'
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 4:49am | 684Alphabet Inc‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Waymo said on Tuesday that it has opened autonomous rides to everyone in Los Angeles. What Happened: Waymo commenced commercial operations in Los Angeles earlier this year. However, rides then were limited to the nearly 300,000 riders who signed up...
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Elon Musk Slams Zoox Co-Founder Over FSD Criticism: Your Company 'Would Be Dead Already' If Not For Amazon
Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 3:17am | 792Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson on Wednesday dismissed the possibility of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) deploying autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in California next year, alleging that the EV giant lacks a technology that works. What Happened: Tesla is faced with a lot of regulatory hurdles...
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Elon Musk May Unveil Tesla's Robotaxi, But Consumers Respond With 'Ehhh,' New Study Reveals Skepticism, Need For Trust-Building
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 3:10pm | 777Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has dreamed for years of having vehicles that don't require a driver and can take a passenger from one place to another. On Thursday, Musk's vision could be realized with the likely unveiling of the Tesla Robotaxi. However, a new survey finds that when it comes...
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Amazon's Zoox Joins Waymo With Self-Driving Tests On Tesla's Home Turf: 3-Way Robo-Rumble In Texas?
Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 5:01am | 617Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) self-driving car unit Zoox on Wednesday said it will soon begin testing in Austin, Texas, and Miami. What Happened: The two cities will mark the fourth and fifth public testing locations for Zoox. The company started in San Francisco in 2018 and has since...
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NHTSA Opens Probe Into Amazon's 500 Zoox Vehicles Over Sudden Braking Concerns
Monday, May 13, 2024 - 7:31am | 354A U.S. auto safety regulator has commenced an investigation into Amazon.com‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) automated Zoox vehicles, owing to concerns about its sudden braking leading to collisions. What Happened: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that it was...
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Amazon's Zoox Expands Robotaxi Testing Goals In Las Vegas After Waymo Starts Giving Public Driverless Rides
Friday, March 15, 2024 - 4:54am | 515Amazon.com‘s (NASDAQ:AMZN) self-driving car unit Zoox on Thursday announced significant advancements to its robotaxi testing in Las Vegas and California, the same day that rival Waymo started offering driverless rides to select members of the LA crowd. What Happened: While the company’...