Overview

• The Hayward facility is the first serial production plant in the U.S. designed exclusively for driverless robotaxis, with an annual capacity exceeding 10,000 vehicles.
• Zoox has begun limited public testing of its steering-wheel-free, four-seat robotaxis on San Francisco streets and the Las Vegas Strip.
• The new factory is expected to create hundreds of skilled manufacturing jobs in the East Bay region.
• Zoox is negotiating with federal regulators to obtain exemptions from traditional vehicle control requirements for its pedal- and steering-free design.
• The expansion strengthens Zoox’s position against rivals Waymo and Tesla as autonomous ride-hailing services prepare to scale.