Zoox Amazon resembles vehicles for update software after a disaster in Las Vegas

Amazon, owned by Robotaxi Maker Zoox, initiated the recall for software update in 270 cars without drivers after a disaster in Las Vegas.

Zoox announced The software recalls On Monday, saying that the update is considering the “root cause” of a recent collision and has already been deployed in potentially affected cars.

An accident involving the unoccupied Zoox Robotaxi and a car in the Las Vegas took place on April 8, in accordance with the report on the mention of the National Traffic Security Administration (NHTSA). No one was injured in the accident.

The Zoox logo is displayed on the Modified SUV toyota, part of Amazon Robotaxi Autonomous Division, March 15, 2025 in Las Vegas. (Kevin Carter / Getti Image / Getti Image)

The incident came after the car “quickly approached the lane where our specially built robotica was driving,” Zoox said on Monday on his site.

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“Waiting that the car will continue forward, Zoox Robotaxi slowed down and headed to the right. Instead, the car came out at a full stop, completely giving way to ZOOX’s robotic and staying in the shoulder,” the robotic manufacturer continued. “Zox -Robotaxi was very much surprised, but the contact was inevitable.”

The company conducted “analysis and strict test” to determine what led to the collision, Zoox reports. He also temporarily stopped his operations without drivers.

According to the NHTSA report, the old version of the automated control system, which was previously installed in the affected Zoox Robotaxis “, can make inaccurate forecasting if another vehicle slowly approaches perpendicularly and stops” in certain situations, potentially preventing its ability “avoiding its ability.”

However zoox Updated software in mid -April to correct the question.

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“All Zoox vehicles today, including our specially built robotic and test fleet, have updated software,” Zoox said on its site.

Zoox added that he sought to “demonstrate our commitment to transparency, preservation of normative requirements and safety of riders in the communities we serve” with voluntary recall.

Autonomous Robotox Zoox in San Francisco on December 4, 2024. (David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

The company launched The test fleet In a handful of cities such as San -Francisco, Los -Angeles, Las Vegas, Seattle, Austin and Miami. According to a recent blog post, it seeks to start providing Robotaxi Arges for people in Las Vegas and San Francisco “later this year.

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Zoox was under Technical giant Amazon’s Umbrella since 2020.

Robotaxi with headquarters in Foster City, California, was founded approximately 11 years ago by Jesse Levinson and Tim Kentley.