The Zoox robotaxi is the closest thing yet to a horizontal elevator for moving people quickly and quietly through crowded cities.
, which is preparing to bring its battery-electric autonomous people mover to market in the near future. The difference is, Waymo relies on specially modified production vehicles like the Chrysler Pacifica and Jaguar I-Pace. The Zoox is designed from the ground up to transport people from point A to point B as conveniently and possible.
What is a Zoox? It is the closest thing yet to a horizontal elevator. It looks a lot like a Sunbeam toaster from the 50s when everything was streamlined and futuristic. In other words, it looks good in an industrial sort of way. A low floor height makes it easy to get in and out. Inside are 4 individual seats with 7-inch touchscreens that allow passengers to check the route, adjust the climate controls, or change the music.
The Zoox doesn’t have a front or rear. Instead, it is bidirectional with the same sloped face featuring cameras, lights, speakers, and a large window on either end. “Internally, we call it a north side and a south side,” Levinson said. The design features a sensor pod atop each corner of the robotaxi, which allows the vehicle to see in all directions. The corner architecture helps “see basically everything, including things behind things.
“The shape of the vehicle is perfect for autonomous driving because each of those sensor pods has a 270-degree field of view,” Levinson said. “Because there’s one on each corner, not only can we see everything 360 degrees but we have an overlapping, redundant field of view that helps us see around things.” Since it was revealed in December of 2020, the company has been working toward making it safe and legal on public roads.
The ceiling features a pinpoint light display Zoox calls a “celestial headliner,” modeled after what you might find in a modern Rolls Royce. “It’s a little bit of our prestige feature,” Levinson said. “If we ever have to build a lower cost version, that’s probably the first thing to go.”Robotaxis are touted as the cutting edge of future transportation, especially in cities. Elon Musk said recently it will. Frankly, the Zoox vehicle seems perfectly designed for its intended purpose.
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