Overview
- Select waitlist members in the Zoox Explorers program can now hail free rides, with access expanding gradually to gather rider feedback.
- Service is limited to parts of SoMa, the Mission, and the Design District, offering point-to-point pickups and drop-offs within the zone.
- Rides are free under an NHTSA research exemption for Zoox’s purpose-built vehicles that lack a steering wheel and pedals.
- Zoox operates about 50 robotaxis across San Francisco and Las Vegas, and it is preparing to scale production at its Hayward facility to meet future demand.
- The San Francisco rollout puts Zoox in direct competition with Waymo, which already runs paid robotaxi service across the Bay Area and other U.S. cities.