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Zoox\u2019s current zone of operation in San Francisco.<\/p>\nRobotaxi operator Zoox has begun allowing select riders to hail its four-passenger, gondola-like vehicles, the Amazon-owned company confirmed to The Standard on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
The zone of operation for the trips includes part of SoMa, the Mission, and the Design District, where Zoox has been testing its driverless and steering-wheel-less vehicles since November.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The riders being let off the company\u2019s service waitlist are friends and family members of Zoox employees and will be asked to provide feedback about their robotaxi experience. Currently, the rides are free.<\/p>\n
Zoox went live to the public in Las Vegas last month, offering passengers free rides in its vehicles to a limited set of destinations. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoox\u2019s current zone of operation in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to scaling this safer, more enjoyable, and truly personal way to travel within Las Vegas and across more U.S. markets in the coming months and years,\u201d Zoox co-founder and chief technology officer Jesse Levinson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zoox did not offer a timeline for its San Francisco expansion. The robotaxi is expected to publicly launch sometime next year, entering a market that has quickly become Waymo-pilled<\/a>. Zoox will also compete with Tesla\u2019s Robotaxi, which began letting people off a waitlist this summer and is operating from Marin to San Jose with a safety driver<\/a> in the front seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rider Dyanna Volek hailed a Zoox taxi one night this weekend to test out the \u201cdriverless rolling toasters\/horseless carriages.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThe ride was smooth as long as you don\u2019t have more than two people who get carsick riding backwards \ud83e\udd22,\u201d Volek wrote on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n