Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi gets even more different with thermal cameras
From its beginning, Zoox has wanted to do things differently from other self-driving companies. Though a pure startup, they have sought to build their own custom vehicle, designed from the ground up for robotaxi use — symmetrical and bidirectional with 4 wheel steering, a large cabin with doors on each side and a massive sensor array. All other teams have worked to develop a self-driving stack on a traditional car, though some moved after that to work on custom vehicles like the Cruise Origin, and Waymo Firefly and Zeekr taxi.