[AutonomousVehicles] zoox is coming to Atlanta

[Cornelius Butler]

Zoox Self Driving Vehicles are coming to Atlanta

Article URL:
https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/05/another-autonomous-vehicle-company-is-coming-to-atlanta-meet-zoox/

Article Text:
Zoox, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon, is launching its test fleet in
Atlanta this summer. (Courtesy of Zoox)

Zoox <https://zoox.com/>, the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company with
retrofitted SUVs, is deploying a small test fleet to downtown Atlanta’s
roads this summer.

Eight years after state lawmakers legalized
<https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-40/chapter-8/article-1/part-1/section-40-8-11/>
self-driving
cars on public Georgia roads, Atlanta has become a popular autonomous
vehicle testing ground.

Both Lyft and Uber plan to broadly integrate autonomous vehicles into their
platforms in the city this summer as well.

ExploreLyft will bring autonomous vehicles to Atlanta next year, joining
Uber
<https://www.ajc.com/news/business/lyft-to-bring-self-driving-vehicles-to-atlanta-next-year-joining-uber/FUFOURSTKRCDPBH7EDCFDHPVTI/>

In a release Zoox called Atlanta “one of the largest ride-hailing markets
in the United States” and a tech hub that “welcomes autonomous vehicle
testing and innovation in many fields.”

Zoox vehicles have already been out and about in Atlanta this spring doing
manual mapping and data collection, a spokesperson said.

This marks the seventh test market for the company. It plans to welcome
public riders to its vehicles in Las Vegas and San Francisco later this
year, but does not have a timeline for Atlanta yet.

The company declined to answer questions about how big the local test fleet
is and exactly where they will be driving beyond “the downtown area.”

ExploreUber Shuttle to launch at Atlanta airport with service to downtown,
Midtown
<https://www.ajc.com/news/business/uber-shuttle-to-launch-at-atlanta-airport/MNAKQCOAHFBQXP5SDIT3ZOJZBI/>

Waymo through a partnership with Uber will start matching its “early access
<https://www.ajc.com/news/business/how-to-sign-up-for-waymos-atlanta-rides-first/ML2IHTCCPBDR5ATOCMZQLHRFNE/>”
members with autonomous vehicles this week, the companies announced Monday.

Uber is preparing for a full Atlanta roll out of Waymo’s electric Jaguar
SUVs into its ride-hailing network this summer.

May Mobility this year brought
<https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/gridlock-guy-may-mobilitys-driverless-vans-are-coming-to-atlantas-streets/M7W4W7ISHZHKDGK34W4QKZHVS4/>
driverless
Toyota Sienna minivans to Atlanta roads in partnership with Lyft. The fleet
is testing ahead of its own summer launch, according to Lyft.

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Beltline is looking for funding
<https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/breaking-atlanta-beltline-seeks-funding-for-driverless-vehicle-pilot-program/YT7K5ABJGBCLNC5ZGWJPEK676I/>
for
an autonomous shuttle pilot on the Westside Trail in advance of the FIFA
World Cup games, and Peachtree Corners has had a small-scale driverless
shuttle corridor
<https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/driverless-shuttles-return-to-peachtree-corners/6WELFINQU5EPJK7HRGX5N24D2M/>
for
years.
Waymo is about to launch on the Uber app in Atlanta.
<https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/08/waymos-havent-caused-crashes-in-atlanta-so-far-but-some-are-getting-confused/>Amazon
data center
<https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/08/amazons-data-center-division-pays-270m-to-buy-sprawling-georgia-property/>
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