NHTSA Opens Probe Into Amazon's 500 Zoox Vehicles Over Sudden Braking Concerns
NHTSA Opens Probe Into Amazon's 500 Zoox Vehicles Over Sudden Braking Concerns
A U.S. auto safety regulator has commenced an investigation into Amazon.com's (NASDAQ:AMZN) automated Zoox vehicles, owing to concerns about its sudden braking leading to collisions.
美國汽車安全監管機構已開始對亞馬遜（納斯達克股票代碼：AMZN）的自動Zoox汽車進行調查，原因是擔心其突然制動會導致碰撞。
What Happened: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that it was aware of two incidents involving Zoox vehicles. In both cases, the vehicles, equipped with Zoox's Automated Driving System (ADS), are said to have braked abruptly and without warning, leading to rear-end collisions. Both incidents, which occurred during daylight hours, involved a Toyota Highlander and resulted in minor injuries to the motorcyclists who collided with the Zoox vehicles.
發生了什麼：美國國家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）表示，它知道有兩起涉及Zoox車輛的事件。在這兩種情況下，據說裝有Zoox自動駕駛系統（ADS）的車輛在沒有警告的情況下突然剎車，導致了追尾碰撞。這兩起事件都發生在白天，涉及一輛豐田漢蘭達，導致與Zoox車輛相撞的摩托車手受輕傷。
The regulator has verified that the Zoox vehicles were in autonomous mode during the incidents. The preliminary evaluation of about 500 Zoox vehicles will scrutinize the performance of the Zoox ADS, especially in relation to the reported collisions. It will also assess the system's behavior in crosswalks around vulnerable road users and in other similar rear-end collision scenarios, the regulator said.
監管機構已經證實，事件發生期間Zoox車輛處於自動駕駛模式。對大約500輛Zoox車輛的初步評估將仔細審查Zoox ADS的性能，尤其是與報告的碰撞事故相關的性能。監管機構表示，它還將評估該系統在弱勢道路使用者周圍的人行橫道和其他類似的追尾碰撞場景中的行爲。
Why It Matters: Amazon acquired Zoox for $1.3 billion in 2020. In March, Zoox announced advancements to its robotaxi testing in Las Vegas and California, including increasing the cap on top speed to 45 mph from 35 mph, while also expanding the area in Las Vegas where these robotaxis can travel to about 5 miles from its Las Vegas headquarters to the south end of the Strip along multiple routes.
爲何重要：亞馬遜在2020年以13億美元的價格收購了Zoox。3月，Zoox宣佈其在拉斯維加斯和加利福尼亞的機器人出租車測試取得進展，包括將最高時速上限從35英里/小時提高到45英里/小時，同時還將這些機器人出租車在拉斯維加斯可以沿多條路線從其拉斯維加斯總部行駛到拉斯維加斯大道南端約5英里的區域。
Zoox is eyeing providing its first rides to the public later this year.
Zoox正在考慮在今年晚些時候向公衆提供首批遊樂設施。
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