Zoox in New York
No NY activity. Amazon's logistics footprint in the region is a plausible beachhead.
Has the federal design exemption Cybercab lacks and a multi-modal stack NJ would accept, but is years behind Waymo in scale and has never operated in a dense East Coast city.
Fully driverless; public paid service in Las Vegas
Not disclosed (~1M riders lifetime)
Passes NJ A3968's redundant-sensor test as drafted.
Vehicle & service
Vehicles: Zoox purpose-built bidirectional 4-seat robotaxi (no steering wheel or pedals)
How you hail it: Zoox app
Pricing: Launched free; paid service from Aug 10, 2026 (Las Vegas).
Safety record: Operates under the first NHTSA FMVSS exemption for a wheel-less production vehicle.
Footprint
Live today: Las Vegas
Announced / next: San Francisco (public waitlist), Austin (employees), Miami (testing), Los Angeles, Atlanta
The New York question
New York: No NY activity. Amazon's logistics footprint in the region is a plausible beachhead.
New Jersey: None announced.
Has the federal design exemption Cybercab lacks and a multi-modal stack NJ would accept, but is years behind Waymo in scale and has never operated in a dense East Coast city.
Verified 2026-09-09. Official site: zoox.com
- Albany amends VTL §1226 or passes an AV pilot that includes NYC (see tracker).
- NYC DOT issues a testing permit and the TLC creates a license category — S10413 would restrict it to medallion owners.
- Labor deal: every live proposal ties approval to driver-transition funding or union sign-off.