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Fortune
Sasha Rogelberg

Amazon’s ride-hailing exec wants to move people around in robotaxis: ‘If you’re with friends it’s dramatically more social’

Jesse Levinson sits in a yellow chair in front of a purple "Fortune" background. He is waving with his right hand. (Credit: Stuart Isett—Fortune)

As Amazon’s Zoox ramps up its bid to compete with Google’s Waymo, cofounder and chief technology officer Jesse Levinson says one key feature sets the self-driving robotaxi unit apart from its rival.

While a Waymo’s interior resembles a traditional car—with two rows of seats and a screen or steering wheel on the front left—Zoox’s vehicle features two rows of seats facing one another, a configuration Levinson says is better suited for groups.

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