Zoox, the autonomous Amazon vehicle company, stopped the driver -free test program for more than a week and issued a voluntary recall of its software after a crash in Las Vegas, according to the company and a deposit with federal security regulatory authorities.
The April 8th crash, which included a non -occupied Zoox vehicle and a passenger car, prompted the company to issue a recall for about 270 vehicles equipped with a specific version of the automated driving system. The recall number does not reflect the full size of the fleet, according to Zoox. The recall was issued for concerns that self-guiding software could inaccurately predict the movement of another vehicle and increase the risk of collision.
The company said no injuries were reported and minor damage occurred in both vehicles. The crash happened after a passenger car quickly approached the strip from a shopping street, where Robotaxi traveled the purpose, traveling, According to Zoox. The Zoox vehicle, which foreshadowed that the passenger car would proceed, slowed down and headed to the right. Instead, “the car stopped, fully attributing to the Zoox Robotaxi and remains on the shoulder strip,” according to the company. “Zoox Robotaxi brakes hard, but the contact was inevitable,” the company wrote in its blog post.
Zoox said he stopped all driver -free testing businesses on April 8 – on the day of the crash – and began an internal review. Functions continued after the release of an updated software version on all Zoox vehicles on April 17, according to one reported report in the National Traffic Security Service.
The crash and voluntary recall comes as Zoox is promoting to launch a Robot Merchant Service in Las Vegas. A company spokesman confirmed that Zoox is still planning to start this service later this year.
The company has tasted the self-guiding system in remodeled Toyota Highlanders and its customized robbery, which do not have a steering wheel or pedal in various cities, mainly along the Las Vegas Strip and in some neighborhoods of San Francisco. Earlier this year, Zoox allowed employees, media and other visitors to try the service. The company also tests Austin, Miami and Seattle using Highlanders with human safety operators behind the steering wheel.
This is the second zoox recall this year. In March, the company issued a voluntary recall for 258 vehicles due to issues with the autonomous driving system that could cause unexpected hard braking.
Last year, NHTSA conducted a preliminary investigation into the company, as the organization received two incident reports in which motorcyclists clashed with the back of Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox technology. Initial research found that in both cases, Zoox vehicles operated with their autonomous systems.
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