Zoox

Facilities & manufacturing

• Facility

  2025-06-18 - Zoox opened its Hayward robotaxi serial production facility. - Hayward, California

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• Commercial activity

  2026-03-24 - Zoox expanded robotaxi service areas and announced additional test markets. - service-area expansion - expanded robotaxi service areas

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• Customer site

  2025-11-18 - Zoox began welcoming first public riders in San Francisco. - Zoox San Francisco public rider service - San Francisco, California

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• Commercial activity

  2025-09-10 - Zoox launched public robotaxi rides in Las Vegas. - single city commercial launch - Las Vegas

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Supply chain relationships

• Hesai Technology

  Inbound - Perception - Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi incorporates Hesai lidar, as documented in its 2021 supplier announcement

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• LG Innotek

  Inbound - robotics sensors - LG Innotek supplies waterproof camera modules with five fields of view for Zoox serial-production robotaxis

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• Teledyne FLIR

  Inbound - Perception - FLIR was selected to supply thermal cameras for Zoox's 2020 robotaxi design

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• Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.

  Inbound - Power Systems - Panasonic Energy contracted to supply 2170 cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells for Zoox robotaxis from early 2026

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• 2018-07-17 - Funding round - $500M - Zoox raises USD 500M at USD 3.2B post-money valuation

  valuation: $3.2B - The company completed a private financing round with source-backed terms. - source: axios.com

• 2016-11-07 - Funding round - $50M - Zoox raises USD 50M at around USD 1.55B post-money valuation

  valuation: $1.55B - The company completed a private financing round with source-backed terms. - source: techcrunch.com

• Composite Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2016-11-07
• Michael Cannon-Brookes - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2018-07-17
• Primavera Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2018-07-17

• Aicha Evans - CEO - Leads Zoox's autonomous mobility business and robotaxi deployment strategy.
• Jesse Levinson - Co-Founder & CTO - Leads technical direction for Zoox's autonomous driving stack and purpose-built robotaxi platform.

Events

• 2026-09-25 - Regulatory - Zoox’s 100-robotaxi Nevada fleet cap expires

  A Nevada Transportation Authority official and a Zoox spokesperson confirmed the September 25 change to TechCrunch. Zoox plans to increase its robotaxi fleet gradually over the following months but did not disclose a Las Vegas fleet target. The permit change does not itself add vehicles to service; Zoox began charging for Las Vegas rides in August 2026.

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• 2026-09-01 - Market Signal - Zoox announces Houston and San Diego test-market expansion

  The initial fleets are retrofitted Toyota Highlander SUVs used for manual mapping and later autonomous testing with safety drivers, not the purpose-built Zoox robotaxi. The additions take Zoox testing presence to 12 U.S. markets. Zoox did not announce a passenger-service launch date for either city; purpose-built robotaxis would follow only in a later phase.

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• 2026-08-27 - Production Milestone - LG Innotek supplies camera modules for Zoox serial-production robotaxis

  The camera suite provides overlapping fields of view for 360-degree perception coverage. Modules use five fields of view and waterproof packaging designed for prolonged severe-weather exposure. The announcement confirms active supply into Zoox robotaxi assembly, not a disclosed module quantity or contract value.

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• 2026-08-05 - Market Signal - Zoox schedules paid Las Vegas robotaxi service for 10 August

  The paid service will use purpose-built Zoox vehicles without steering wheels, pedals or onboard safety drivers. Las Vegas will be the first market where Zoox charges passengers for rides. The launch follows the federal exemption that cleared the purpose-built vehicle for commercial operation.

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• 2026-07-30 - Regulatory - Zoox receives first Part 555 commercial robotaxi exemption

  The exemption permits up to 2,500 Zoox vehicles per year for two years. It removes the federal barrier to charging passengers for rides in the purpose-built vehicle. Paid service remains subject to applicable state and local approvals and to NHTSA reporting and operating conditions.

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• 2026-06-24 - Product Launch - Zoox presents updated production-intent robotaxi design

  The update covers a revised interior and external sensing hardware for the purpose-built robotaxi. The production-intent changes also address vehicle serviceability for fleet operations.

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• 2026-03-24 - Deployment - Zoox expands robotaxi service areas and announces new test markets

  Zoox announced expanded service areas in Las Vegas and San Francisco. The company also said it was beginning testing in Austin and Miami. The update marks a robotaxi service-expansion and testing milestone across multiple U.S. markets.

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• 2026-03-11 - Partnership - Zoox and Uber announce strategic robotaxi partnership

  A dedicated Zoox fleet is planned for availability through the Uber app. The companies plan to begin in Las Vegas in 2026 and add Los Angeles in 2027. Zoox will continue offering rides through its own app alongside Uber access.

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• 2025-11-25 - Partnership - Panasonic Energy signs multi-year battery supply agreement with Zoox

  Panasonic Energy signed a multi-year agreement to supply cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells for Zoox robotaxi fleet deployments. Panasonic Energy will deliver 2170 battery cells beginning in early 2026. The agreement marks Panasonic Energy's entry into the robotaxi market through a direct battery-supply relationship with Zoox.

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• 2025-11-18 - Deployment - Zoox welcomes first public riders in San Francisco

  Zoox began welcoming its first public riders in San Francisco through its Zoox Explorers program. The launch expanded public access beyond employees and invited users in the Bay Area. The event marks limited public rider access for Zoox robotaxis in San Francisco.

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• 2025-09-10 - Deployment - Zoox launches public robotaxi rides in Las Vegas

  Zoox launched public robotaxi rides in Las Vegas through the Zoox app. The initial service operated between selected destinations on and around the Las Vegas Strip. The event marked public pilot-stage robotaxi service for Zoox in its first launch market.

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• 2025-06-18 - Production Milestone - Zoox opens Hayward robotaxi serial production facility

  The Hayward facility spans about 220,000 square feet. Zoox said the site can produce more than 10,000 purpose-built robotaxis annually at full capacity. The facility combines engineering, assembly, integration and end-of-line testing.

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• 2021-11-01 - Partnership - Zoox selects Hesai lidar for purpose-built robotaxis

  The vehicle was designed without a steering wheel and with two facing passenger rows. Hesai had supplied sensors across multiple generations of Zoox vehicles before the public robotaxi unveiling. The relationship was tied to Zoox’s production-oriented autonomous ride-hailing programme.

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• 2020-06-26 - Acquisition - Amazon agrees to acquire Zoox

  Amazon and Zoox signed a definitive merger agreement for Amazon to acquire Zoox. Amazon said Zoox would continue operating as a standalone business under CEO Aicha Evans and CTO Jesse Levinson. The acquisition became a parent-company milestone for Zoox robotaxi development.

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• 2018-07-17 - Funding - Zoox raises USD 500M at USD 3.2B post-money valuation

  The financing was led by Atlassian co-founder Michael Cannon-Brookes and Primavera Capital founder Fred Hu. The completed round carried a $3.2 billion post-money valuation. The $800 million total cited in coverage represented cumulative funding, while this round contributed $500 million.

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• 2016-11-07 - Funding - Zoox raises USD 50M at around USD 1.55B post-money valuation

  Composite Capital supplied the $50 million financing. Contemporaneous reporting placed the post-money valuation at approximately $1.55 billion. This financing followed Zoox’s earlier $200 million round and preceded its 2018 $500 million round.

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Relationships

• Uber

  Distribution Partner - Zoox and Uber partnered to make Zoox robotaxis available through Uber app in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

• Amazon

  Acquired Company - Amazon acquired Zoox to continue operating as a standalone robotaxi business.

Comparable profiles

• Pony.ai

  comparable profile - Robotaxi Operator

• HOLON

  comparable profile - Purpose Built Autonomous Vehicle Builder

• WeRide

  comparable profile - Robotaxi Operator

• Waymo

  comparable profile - Robotaxi Operator

• Unmanned Solution

  comparable profile - Purpose Built Autonomous Vehicle Builder

• Applied EV

  comparable profile - Purpose Built Autonomous Vehicle Builder

• Tensor

  comparable profile - Purpose Built Autonomous Vehicle Builder

Shared workflows

• Uber

  workflow adjacency - Autonomous Ride Hailing

• May Mobility

  workflow adjacency - Autonomous Urban Driving

• Zelostech

  workflow adjacency - Autonomous Vehicle Driving

• Aurora Innovation

  workflow adjacency - Autonomous Vehicle Driving

• COAST Autonomous

  workflow adjacency - Autonomous Vehicle Driving

• Lume Robotics

  workflow adjacency - Autonomous Vehicle Driving

Context tags

• Autonomous urban driving - Workflow - Zoox vehicles navigate city streets and urban environments autonomously.
• Autonomous vehicle platform - Stack Layer - Zoox builds complete autonomous passenger vehicle platforms.
• Autonomous vehicle driving - Workflow - Zoox vehicles operate autonomously on roadways.
• Robotaxi operator - Peer Group - Zoox operates a purpose-built autonomous robotaxi ride service. https://zoox.com/
• Purpose-built autonomous vehicle builder - Peer Group - Zoox designs purpose-built autonomous passenger vehicles for ride-hailing.
• Autonomous ride-hailing - Workflow - Zoox operates a driverless ride-hailing and robotaxi service.
• Sensor fusion compute - Capability - Zoox vehicles use multi-modal sensor fusion for perception.
• Autonomy software platform - Stack Layer - Zoox provides an autonomy software platform for self-driving.
• Autonomous-driving technology stack - Stack Layer - Zoox develops an autonomous driving stack for robotaxi operation.
• Robotaxi service areas - Customer Environment - Zoox operates in robotaxi service and urban mobility areas.
• Autonomous vehicle supply chain - Customer Environment - Zoox serves the autonomous vehicle and robotaxi supply chain.
• Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - Zoox has public robotaxi operations and autonomous vehicle deployments.