Zoox Coming to Dallas & Phoenix, Partnering with Uber in Las Vegas & Los Angeles - CleanTechnica

Zoox, an Amazon-backed autonomous vehicle startup, is expanding its robotaxi operations and partnerships across multiple U.S. cities. The company announced a multi-year agreement with Uber to offer a dedicated fleet of Zoox robotaxis through the Uber app, starting later this year in Las Vegas and next year in Los Angeles. Notably, riders in these cities will be able to book Zoox vehicles either via Uber or directly through Zoox’s own app, reflecting a flexible partnership model. In addition to these partnerships, Zoox is broadening its geographic footprint by beginning testing in its ninth and tenth cities: Dallas and Phoenix. The company is opening new depots in these locations, which will create hundreds of jobs and allow Zoox to test its technology in diverse environments. Phoenix’s extreme heat and dust and Dallas’s complex road networks provide valuable conditions to validate Zoox’s autonomous systems. Founded in 2014 with a unique approach of designing a fully autonomous, all-electric, bidirectional vehicle from scratch