The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is probing two crashes involving Amazon-owned Zoox robotaxis.
Two Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox's automated self-driving technology braked unexpectedly, after which motorcyclists collided with the vehicles.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it initiated an investigation after two Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox's automated self-driving braked unexpectedly. In both cases, motorcyclists collided into the Zoox vehicles, which led to minor injuries.
NHTSA said it confirmed each of the Zoox cars were operating in autonomous mode when the incidents occurred. Both of the collisions took place during the daytime and within the operational design limits of Zoox's autonomous system.The agency's probe covers about 500 vehicles and focuses on the performance of Zoox's automated driving system, specifically how it behaves near crosswalks and"in other similar rear-end collision scenarios."Zoox for a reported $1.