The Amazon Zoox opens its first major Robotaxi production installation

The company of autonomous vehicles belonging to Amazon, Zoox, opened its first full -fledged production installation, where it plans to be able to build 10,000 Robotaxis per year one day.

The installation marks the last step in Zoox’s evolution outside the development phase. The company is currently testing vehicles In several American citiesAnd Offer walks to employees in Las Vegas and San Francisco. Public access should start with an early program in 2026.

The 220,000 square feet factory is located in Hayward, California, near its headquarters in Foster City. This is the second zoox production installation in the Bay region, adding to the assembly warehouse in Fremont nearby.

Zoox indicates that the new factory will be used for engineering, the integration of software and hardware, assembly, storage and tests. The Hayward production installation will assemble the Custom Zoox Robotaxis for several commercial markets, starting with Las Vegas then San Francisco. Zoox plans to deploy commercial Robotaxi operations in Austin and Miami in the coming years.

The company says that “the single development and construction equipment” of the installation will be able to adapt to different vehicle conceptions as its Robotaxi range is developing in the future. The installation will be operated by a mixture of human workers and robots. Human workers will manage most of the work, According to ZooxWho have said that the robots will be used for specific tasks, such as applying the adhesive for glass installation and transporting the Robotaxi on the mounting chain.