Zoox, Amazon’s autonomous driving unit, has issued a voluntary recall for 258 automobiles attributable to points with its autonomous driving system that would trigger sudden onerous breaking.
The recall follows a preliminary investigation from the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) final Might after the company obtained two stories of incidents wherein motorcyclists collided with the again of Zoox automobiles — Toyota Highlanders geared up with Zoox expertise. The preliminary investigation discovered that in each circumstances, the Zoox automobiles had been working with their autonomous programs engaged.
Zoox is recalling solely automobiles geared up with software program variations launched earlier than November 5, 2024. The corporate stated in a NHTSA report that it addressed the problem with a software program replace by November 7, 2024.
TechCrunch has reached out to be taught whether or not Zoox’s Toyota Highlanders had been the one automobiles affected, or if Zoox’s improve went out to its purpose-built robotaxis, as effectively.
Zoox is at the moment testing a restricted variety of its customized robotaxis, constructed with out a steering wheel or pedals, in San Francisco and Las Vegas. Final June, Zoox shared plans to begin testing its expertise in Austin and Miami.
The recall comes after a couple of of years of heightened scrutiny from regulators following a safety incident with Cruise in 2023, which has since been shuttered and absorbed into its parent company Common Motors.
Final 12 months, Waymo issued a voluntary recall of 672 Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis following a number of reported security incidents, together with when one collided with a phone pole.
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