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Valuation
$1.3B (2020 Amazon acquisition price; no valuation as a subsidiary since)
As of 2020Value Add Pulse research
Total funding
~$990M pre-acquisition; acquired by Amazon for ~$1.3B (2020)
As of 2020EstimatedValue Add Pulse research
Company Snapshot
Zoox is a Robotics company, based in Foster City, United States, founded 2014. Latest valuation $1.3B (2020 Amazon acquisition price; no valuation as a subsidiary since) (As of 2020, Value Add Pulse research). Total funding ~$990M pre-acquisition; acquired by Amazon for ~$1.3B (2020) (As of 2020).
Recent changes
- Jul 18, 2026Jul 18, 2026Amazon's Zoox Recalls 105 Robotaxis After One Drove Into Active Fire Scene Pulse story
- Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020Acquired for ~$1.3B Value Add Pulse enrichment
- 20202020First reported total funding: ~$990M pre-acquisition; acquired by Amazon for ~$1.3B (2020)Estimated Value Add Pulse enrichment
- 20202020First reported valuation: $1.3B (2020 Amazon acquisition price; no valuation as a subsidiary since) Value Add Pulse enrichment
- Jul 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018Raised $500M Series B at a $3.2B valuation Value Add Pulse enrichment
Funding History
2 events · sources dated per row| Date | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2020 | acquisition | ~$1.3B | $1.3B | Value Add Pulse research | |
| Jul 1, 2018 | Series B | $500M | $3.2B | Value Add Pulse research |
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Latest Pulse
- Sep 1, 2026Waymo and Zoox Both Just Expanded the Robotaxi MapWaymo and Amazon's Zoox both expanded into new US cities this week, intensifying a robotaxi race defined by Waymo's scale advantage and Zoox's still-supervised test rollout.→
- Aug 10, 2026Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides TodayZoox began charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10 under the first NHTSA exemption ever granted for a steering-wheel-free vehicle, and named Miami and Austin as its next early-rider cities.→
- Aug 5, 2026Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides Aug. 10Amazon's Zoox will begin charging fares for its steering-wheel-free robotaxi in Las Vegas on August 10, its first commercial market after nearly a year of free rides in Las Vegas and San Francisco.→
- Aug 5, 2026Uber CEO Dismisses Reports of a Waymo SplitDara Khosrowshahi pushed back on reports that Uber and Waymo are heading for a breakup, on the same day Uber's stock fell on soft forward guidance and Zoox announced paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas.→
- Aug 5, 2026Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides in Las VegasAmazon-owned Zoox will begin charging fares for its steering-wheel-free robotaxis in Las Vegas on August 10, its first commercial market after NHTSA cleared it to operate up to 2,500 driverless vehicles without human controls.→
- Jul 31, 2026Zoox Wins First US OK for Steering-Wheel-Free RobotaxisAmazon's Zoox became the first company allowed to run paid rides in a commercial robotaxi built with no steering wheel, pedals or driver's seat, after NHTSA granted a first-of-its-kind federal safety exemption.→
- Jul 18, 2026Amazon's Zoox Recalls 105 Robotaxis After One Drove Into Active Fire SceneZoox voluntarily recalled software in 105 robotaxis after an unoccupied vehicle drove into heavy smoke at an uncordoned emergency fire scene in Las Vegas, days after federal regulators demanded autonomous-vehicle makers fix first-responder interference by the.→
Coverage Timeline
newest first- Sep 1, 2026BIG TECHWaymo and Zoox Both Just Expanded the Robotaxi Map→
- Aug 10, 2026BIG TECHZoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides Today→
- Aug 5, 2026AIZoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides Aug. 10→
- Aug 5, 2026IPOUber CEO Dismisses Reports of a Waymo Split→
- Aug 5, 2026BIG TECHZoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides in Las Vegas→
- Jul 31, 2026REGULATIONZoox Wins First US OK for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis→
- Jul 18, 2026AIAmazon's Zoox Recalls 105 Robotaxis After One Drove Into Active Fire Scene105 vehicles recalled→
All Coverage
BIG TECH
Waymo and Zoox Both Just Expanded the Robotaxi Map
Waymo and Amazon's Zoox both expanded into new US cities this week, intensifying a robotaxi race defined by Waymo's scale advantage and Zoox's still-supervised test rollout.
DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides Today
BIG TECH
Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides Today
Zoox began charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on August 10 under the first NHTSA exemption ever granted for a steering-wheel-free vehicle, and named Miami and Austin as its next early-rider cities.
DEEP DIVE
AI
Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides Aug. 10
AI
Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides Aug. 10
Amazon's Zoox will begin charging fares for its steering-wheel-free robotaxi in Las Vegas on August 10, its first commercial market after nearly a year of free rides in Las Vegas and San Francisco.
IPO
Uber CEO Dismisses Reports of a Waymo Split
IPO
Uber CEO Dismisses Reports of a Waymo Split
Dara Khosrowshahi pushed back on reports that Uber and Waymo are heading for a breakup, on the same day Uber's stock fell on soft forward guidance and Zoox announced paid robotaxi rides in Las Vegas.
BIG TECH
Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides in Las Vegas
BIG TECH
Zoox Starts Charging for Robotaxi Rides in Las Vegas
Amazon-owned Zoox will begin charging fares for its steering-wheel-free robotaxis in Las Vegas on August 10, its first commercial market after NHTSA cleared it to operate up to 2,500 driverless vehicles without human controls.
REGULATION
Zoox Wins First US OK for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis
REGULATION
Zoox Wins First US OK for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxis
Amazon's Zoox became the first company allowed to run paid rides in a commercial robotaxi built with no steering wheel, pedals or driver's seat, after NHTSA granted a first-of-its-kind federal safety exemption.
AI
Amazon's Zoox Recalls 105 Robotaxis After One Drove Into Active Fire Scene
AI105 vehicles recalled
Amazon's Zoox Recalls 105 Robotaxis After One Drove Into Active Fire Scene
Zoox voluntarily recalled software in 105 robotaxis after an unoccupied vehicle drove into heavy smoke at an uncordoned emergency fire scene in Las Vegas, days after federal regulators demanded autonomous-vehicle makers fix first-responder interference by the.
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