Amazon-owned Zoox is expanding its commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas to include rides to and from Harry Reid International Airport. Customers will be able to hail rides to the airport beginning Thursday, according to Zoox.
Zoox said its robotaxis will pick up and drop off riders at both airport terminals near baggage claim. Uber and Lyft can drop passengers at the terminal curb, but their airport pickup location is about a five- to ten-minute walk from baggage claim on the upper floor of a nearby parking garage.
Zoox has spent more than a decade developing its self-driving system and custom-built robotaxi, which lacks traditional controls such as a steering wheel and pedals. The company began charging for rides on August 10, after federal safety regulators granted it a temporary two-year exemption from certain motor vehicle safety standards. The exemption covers eight standards, including windshield defrosting and light vehicle braking systems, and allows Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 vehicles.
Zoox also plans to test its self-driving vehicles in San Diego and Houston and has released a safety framework. Tesla, Uber and Waymo received permits last month to operate commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, Nevada. The permits would allow up to 8,000 robotaxis to be deployed across the county over the next 12 months.
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