Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) self-driving unit, Zoox, has requested broader clearance from U.S. regulators to deploy robotaxis without traditional driving controls, signaling its push toward a commercial rollout.
In a filing made public Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Zoox requested exemptions from federal vehicle safety standards to operate up to 2,500 autonomous vehicles on U.S. roads. Earlier approvals only covered research and demonstration use, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
