<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Zoox Self Driving Vehicles are coming to Atlanta</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Article URL:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><a href="https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/05/another-autonomous-vehicle-company-is-coming-to-atlanta-meet-zoox/">https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/05/another-autonomous-vehicle-company-is-coming-to-atlanta-meet-zoox/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Article Text:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/YRDOLPP6KVEP5COO7ZOGD4NO3Q.jpeg?auth=ed01d177d4b0e07533f3d81a246992385d48a5cf7f5bd76d760d5af968ffd2fe&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2160&amp;smart=true" style="margin: 1.875rem auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 0.25rem; min-height: auto; height: auto; color: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Zoox, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon, is launching its test fleet in Atlanta this summer. (Courtesy of Zoox)<p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://zoox.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">Zoox</a>, the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company with retrofitted SUVs, is deploying a small test fleet to downtown Atlanta\u2019s roads this summer.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Eight years after state lawmakers <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-40/chapter-8/article-1/part-1/section-40-8-11/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">legalized</a> self-driving cars on public Georgia roads, Atlanta has become a popular autonomous vehicle testing ground.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Both Lyft and Uber plan to broadly integrate autonomous vehicles into their platforms in the city this summer as well.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Explore<a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/business/lyft-to-bring-self-driving-vehicles-to-atlanta-next-year-joining-uber/FUFOURSTKRCDPBH7EDCFDHPVTI/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">Lyft will bring autonomous vehicles to Atlanta next year, joining Uber</a></p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">In a release Zoox called Atlanta \u201cone of the largest ride-hailing markets in the United States\u201d and a tech hub that \u201cwelcomes autonomous vehicle testing and innovation in many fields.\u201d</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Zoox vehicles have already been out and about in Atlanta this spring doing manual mapping and data collection, a spokesperson said.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">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.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The company declined to answer questions about how big the local test fleet is and exactly where they will be driving beyond \u201cthe downtown area.\u201d</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Explore<a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/business/uber-shuttle-to-launch-at-atlanta-airport/MNAKQCOAHFBQXP5SDIT3ZOJZBI/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">Uber Shuttle to launch at Atlanta airport with service to downtown, Midtown</a></p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Waymo through a partnership with Uber will start matching its \u201c<a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/business/how-to-sign-up-for-waymos-atlanta-rides-first/ML2IHTCCPBDR5ATOCMZQLHRFNE/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">early access</a>\u201d members with autonomous vehicles this week, the companies announced Monday.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Uber is preparing for a full Atlanta roll out of Waymo\u2019s electric Jaguar SUVs into its ride-hailing network this summer.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">May Mobility this year <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/gridlock-guy-may-mobilitys-driverless-vans-are-coming-to-atlantas-streets/M7W4W7ISHZHKDGK34W4QKZHVS4/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">brought</a> driverless Toyota Sienna minivans to Atlanta roads in partnership with Lyft. The fleet is testing ahead of its own summer launch, according to Lyft.</p><p style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:20px;line-height:1.6;font-family:&quot;Source Serif VF&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/breaking-atlanta-beltline-seeks-funding-for-driverless-vehicle-pilot-program/YT7K5ABJGBCLNC5ZGWJPEK676I/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">Meanwhile, the Atlanta Beltline is looking for funding</a> 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 <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/driverless-shuttles-return-to-peachtree-corners/6WELFINQU5EPJK7HRGX5N24D2M/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">corridor</a> for years.</p><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/EXXZ6NOJ4QGO6UMFL5BU2QBOEY.jpg?auth=69aea76b844e15e852b3194fd542186891779f2ef44bd5852a47f5579be2d2f4&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2553&amp;smart=true" style="margin: 1.875rem auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 0.25rem; min-height: auto; height: auto; color: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><a href="https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/08/waymos-havent-caused-crashes-in-atlanta-so-far-but-some-are-getting-confused/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">Waymo is about to launch on the Uber app in Atlanta.</a><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com%2Fajc%2FP6HL2UXI5RDQHCJ4ESAHVEBH5Q.JPG?auth=b2c37d6f25cc97cc55587d4ad7417f40fca418d08623479deda90736bd9519a0&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2553&amp;smart=true" style="margin: 1.875rem auto 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 0.25rem; min-height: auto; height: auto; color: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/H4X5O3KGDJHFVICPXGW24XYOUM.JPG?auth=f6984859bb8f05203257a8deb5db2656c3da853d66ef6d228f3670318bf6c98d&amp;width=3840&amp;height=2553&amp;smart=true" style="margin: 1.875rem auto; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; max-width: 100%; border-radius: 0.25rem; min-height: auto; height: auto; color: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><a href="https://www.ajc.com/business/2025/08/amazons-data-center-division-pays-270m-to-buy-sprawling-georgia-property/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:auto;height:auto;color:initial">Amazon data center</a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></div><br></div></div>