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Economic Times
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Economic Times
Amazon's Zoox issues second software recall this month after San Francisco crash
self-driving unit Zoox has issued a second software recall this month to improve how its vehicles track nearby pedestrians and prevent movement when someone is close, following a crash in San Francisco earlier this month. The recall covers 270 vehicles equipped with its Automated Driving Systems software, which had versions released prior to May 21, Zoox said in a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday. Zoox has updated the software. On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter while turning at low speed at a San Francisco intersection, the company said last week. The rider sustained minor injuries and fell next to the vehicle, which continued turning and then stopped without making further contact, it said. Earlier this month, Zoox had issued a software recall for 270 driverless vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi was involved in an April 8 crash with a passenger car in Las Vegas. In April, NHTSA closed a probe into 258 Zoox vehicles over a braking issue after the company issued a recall to update their software.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Amazon's Zoox issues second software recall this month after San Francisco crash
The recall covers 270 vehicles equipped with its Automated Driving Systems software, which had versions released prior to May 21, Zoox said in a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday. Zoox has updated the software. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads self-driving unit Zoox has issued a second software recall this month to improve how its vehicles track nearby pedestrians and prevent movement when someone is close, following a crash in San Francisco earlier this recall covers 270 vehicles equipped with its Automated Driving Systems software, which had versions released prior to May 21, Zoox said in a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday. Zoox has updated the May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter while turning at low speed at a San Francisco intersection, the company said last rider sustained minor injuries and fell next to the vehicle, which continued turning and then stopped without making further contact, it this month, Zoox had issued a software recall for 270 driverless vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi was involved in an April 8 crash with a passenger car in Las April, NHTSA closed a probe into 258 Zoox vehicles over a braking issue after the company issued a recall to update their software.
CNA
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CNA
Amazon's robotaxi unit Zoox issues second software recall after San Francisco crash
WASHINGTON : self-driving unit Zoox issued a second software update to improve how its vehicles track nearby pedestrians and prevent movement when someone is close, following a crash in San Francisco earlier this month, the company said Thursday. The recall covers 270 vehicles equipped with its self-driving software, Zoox said in a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday. On May 8, a person on an electric scooter was turning at low speed at a San Francisco intersection and struck an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi, the company said. The rider sustained minor injuries and fell next to the vehicle, which then began to move and then stopped without making further contact, the company said. The incident prompted Zoox to temporarily suspend on-road operations to conduct a review. Zoox said the software update will address an issue involving pedestrians and its self-driving vehicles that are stopped or moving very slowly or about to resume travel. Under certain rare scenarios, the Zoox vehicle may resume travel without continuing to detect the presence of the nearby person, the company said. Zoox paused all driverless vehicle operations after the incident and then implemented a software update and conducted simulation and testing, it said, adding it resumed operations last week. All of the vehicles are owned by the company and are not yet available for sale to the general public. Zoox has been testing self-driving vehicles on public roads since 2023 in California and Nevada and last year expanded testing to Florida and Texas. The test fleet now operates in the Bay Area, including San Francisco, as well as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Seattle, Austin, and Miami. Earlier this month, Zoox issued a software recall for 270 driverless vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi was involved in an April 8 crash with a passenger car in Las Vegas. In April, NHTSA closed a probe into 258 Zoox vehicles over a braking issue after the company issued a recall to update its software.
The Star
3 days ago
- Automotive
- The Star
Amazon's Zoox issues second software recall this month after San Francisco crash
FILE PHOTO: Zoox, a self-driving vehicle owned by Amazon, is seen at the company's Headquarters during a test drive in Foster City, California, U.S. October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo (Reuters) - self-driving unit Zoox has issued a second software recall this month to improve how its vehicles track nearby pedestrians and prevent movement when someone is close, following a crash in San Francisco earlier this month. The recall covers 270 vehicles equipped with its Automated Driving Systems software, which had versions released prior to May 21, Zoox said in a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday. Zoox has updated the software. On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter while turning at low speed at a San Francisco intersection, the company said last week. The rider sustained minor injuries and fell next to the vehicle, which continued turning and then stopped without making further contact, it said. Earlier this month, Zoox had issued a software recall for 270 driverless vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi was involved in an April 8 crash with a passenger car in Las Vegas. In April, NHTSA closed a probe into 258 Zoox vehicles over a braking issue after the company issued a recall to update their software. (Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
CNA
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CNA
Amazon's Zoox issues second software recall this month after San Francisco crash
self-driving unit Zoox has issued a second software recall this month to improve how its vehicles track nearby pedestrians and prevent movement when someone is close, following a crash in San Francisco earlier this month. The recall covers 270 vehicles equipped with its Automated Driving Systems software, which had versions released prior to May 21, Zoox said in a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday. Zoox has updated the software. On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was struck by an electric scooter while turning at low speed at a San Francisco intersection, the company said last week. The rider sustained minor injuries and fell next to the vehicle, which continued turning and then stopped without making further contact, it said. Earlier this month, Zoox had issued a software recall for 270 driverless vehicles after an unoccupied robotaxi was involved in an April 8 crash with a passenger car in Las Vegas. In April, NHTSA closed a probe into 258 Zoox vehicles over a braking issue after the company issued a recall to update their software.
