Zoox has asked the federal regulators for an exception that would allow the Amazon autonomous vehicles to commercially develop its customized robbery, which do not have traditional controls such as pedals and steering wheel.
The exemption request was First reported by Bloomberg. A Zoox spokesman confirmed that he has submitted a report for “555 exemption” and continues to work closely with the National Traffic Security Service through this new exemption process.
A NHTSA spokesman told TechCrunch that Zoox has applied for a temporary exemption from eight federal car safety standards that apply to the passenger car equipped with an automated driving system. NHTSA reviews Zoox’s application and will publish a notice requesting a public comment after the initial review is made.
The request follows two milestones that put Zoox closer to the operation of a robot commercial service.
Earlier this month, Zoox launched a free Robota service that is open to the public in Las Vegas. And in August, the NHTSA gave Zoox an exception to prove its customized robbery on public roads.
While August’s exemption cleared a long debate over whether Zoox’s customized autonomous vehicles complied with federal car security standards, only covered research and demonstrations on public roads. This latest application is separate and will expand the scope and will pave the way for Zoox to launch a robot commercial service.
NHTSA’s exemption in August was part of the organization’s automated automated automated vehicle exemption, which allows its vehicles to be displayed on public roads.
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