The Amazon-supported company Zoox has let us look at the cards.
Zoox is a company that Amazon 2020 has swallowed. The company has its own design that has a carbon fiber cabin. The box-like vehicle, with its protruding wheels and sliding doors, offers space for 4 people.
In addition to the stable cabin made of carbon fiber, the vehicle naturally has the necessary sensors that allow an all-round view. Lidar, radar and cameras can be found on the roof. The concept has a modular structure and is powered by a battery with a capacity of 66.5 kWh. This allows you to remain in operation for 16 hours. Charging can be successful overnight.
You can also navigate using the map, which is constantly updated. If the vehicle gets into a situation that it cannot handle, a connection to Zoox is established so that the vehicle can be helped. The vehicle is also capable of driving forwards and backwards, which is called bi-directional.
In the car you are greeted and sit in front of 7-inch displays, which you can use to regulate the temperature, control the media or communicate with the vehicle.
In the future, this robotic taxi will operate in San Francisco in California, Seattle in Washington and Las Vegas in Nevada. They also want to risk a commercial start there. The offer should be made via ride-hailing pooling or ride-hailing service. They did not want to give a time horizon.