Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Amazon’s Zoox Robotaxis Begin Road Operations Amid Rider Unease
Amazon has a company called Zoox that makes cars that drive themselves.
These cars are shaped differently from regular cars and do not have human drivers.
Zoox currently has about 100 vehicles.
The vehicles are built at a large factory in Hayward, California.
That factory could eventually make as many as 10,000 robotaxis each year.
A Zoox ride costs about as much as a comfort ride from other ride-sharing companies.
Some riders feel nervous because nobody is driving the car.
One rider said he became more comfortable after a few minutes and thought the experience was exciting.
Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi fleet currently includes about 100 vehicles.
Zoox assembles its toaster-shaped robotaxis at a Hayward, California, plant.
The plant covers 3½ football fields and can produce up to 10,000 robotaxis annually.
Zoox rides cost roughly the same as comfort-tier rides from other ride-sharing services.
A Las Vegas rider initially found the lack of a driver disconcerting but later felt at ease.
- Who
- Amazon’s Zoox division and riders using its robotaxis.
- What
- Zoox is putting self-driving, toaster-shaped robotaxis on the road.
- When
- The fleet is described as numbering about 100 vehicles today; one rider tried a Zoox taxi in June.
- Where
- Zoox assembles the vehicles in Hayward, California; a reported rider used one in Las Vegas.
Rider enthusiasm
Rider concern
Comfort with driverless travel
Rider enthusiasm
After a few minutes, one rider felt at ease and described the experience as exciting and like science fiction.
Rider concern
The same rider initially found the lack of a human driver disconcerting.
- Current fleet
- About 100 vehicles
- Assembly location
- Hayward, California
- Factory size
- 3½ football fields
- Annual production capacity
- Up to 10,000 robotaxis
- Ride price
- Roughly equivalent to comfort-tier rides from other ride-sharing services
- Rider reaction
- One rider initially found the absence of a driver disconcerting, then felt at ease