Amazon’s Zoox under investigation by NHTSA after two robotaxi crashes

There are ongoing investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into two crashes involving Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving vehicle tech unit. The incidents, which took place in Las Vegas in July 2021, involved autonomous vehicles. No serious injuries were reported in either accident. Zoox is one of several self-driving car companies that are being looked at by federal regulators in the USA to ensure that these experimental vehicles are safe for public roads. Amazon acquired Zoox in 2020 as part of its ongoing