Amazon's robotaxi unit Zoox recalls vehicles after self-driving Las Vegas crash
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, opens new tab self-driving unit Zoox agreed to recall 270 driverless vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi was involved in an April 8 crash with a passenger car in Las Vegas.
Zoox said there were no injuries in the crash involving a Zoox robotaxi and a passenger vehicle. Zoox paused operations for several days pending a safety review of the incident and developed a software update to address the issue.
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