Amazon (AMZN) Expands Robotaxi Tests as It Chases Rivals Tesla and Google

FomoAnxiety · 2026-03-09T18:11:18+00:00

Amazon is expanding its self-driving Robotaxi testing to Dallas and Phoenix, utilizing retrofitted Toyota Highlanders with human safety drivers to map the areas. This move aims to enhance their technology amid competition from Tesla and Google.

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2026-03-09 18:11:18

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Amazon AMZN -1.45% ▼ has announced that it is expanding testing of its self-driving Robotaxis to Dallas, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona as it races to catch rivals Tesla TSLA -1.93% ▼ and Google parent Alphabet GOOGL +0.65% ▲ .

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Amazon said its autonomous driving unit called Zoox will deploy a small number of its retrofitted Toyota
Highlander SUVs, complete with a human safety driver behind the wheel, to map the streets and highways of Dallas and Phoenix before it introduces its robotaxis in the cities.

Dallas and Phoenix will allow Zoox to expose its technology to more challenging weather conditions, as well as more sprawling urban centers compared to the dense metro areas it’s been testing in to date. Zoox said it has served more than 300,000 riders since its launch in Las Vegas, Nevada and San Francisco, California.

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