The US auto safety regulator said on Thursday that Zoox, a subsidiary of Amazon, has received approval to make limited commercial deployment of its new unsteering wheel autonomous taxi. This is the first time in the autonomous vehicle industry. Zoox said that the decision of the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration enabled the company to obtain federal approval to begin providing toll ride-hailing services, adding that it will soon take the lead in introducing toll services in Las Vegas, and then gradually expand to other markets after meeting the relevant requirements of various states. Earlier media reports said the agency granted Zoox a license to exempt it from federal regulations requiring manual control of vehicles. This is an important milestone for companies developing autonomous taxis from scratch.

The US auto safety regulator said on Thursday that Zoox, a subsidiary of Amazon, has received approval to make limited commercial deployment of its new unsteering wheel autonomous taxi. This is the first time in the autonomous vehicle industry. Zoox said that the decision of the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration enabled the company to obtain federal approval to begin providing toll ride-hailing services, adding that it will soon take the lead in introducing toll services in Las Vegas, and then gradually expand to other markets after meeting the relevant requirements of various states. Earlier media reports said the agency granted Zoox a license to exempt it from federal regulations requiring manual control of vehicles. This is an important milestone for companies developing autonomous taxis from scratch.