Sunday, August 02, 2026

The National Highway Traffic Safety ‌Administration has approved a Robotaxi design without human controls

Good news! About time!

"“Amazon's Zoox unit has won U.S. approval for limited commercial deployment of its novel steering-wheel-free robotaxis, ​a first for the autonomous ride industry, the U.S. auto safety agency said on Thursday. ..."

Doomslayer: Progress Roundup - by Malcolm Cochran


Trump’s Transportation Department Cuts Red Tape to Safely Fast-Track Automated Vehicle Innovation (original news release) "NHTSA is accelerating development of first-ever AV performance standards, streamlining testing exemptions, and allowing Zoox to commercially deploy robotaxis"

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