US launches investigation into Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi self-certification

In September, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asked Zoox to answer questions about the basis on which it certified the vehicle and that review is ongoing. NHTSA said Monday it was opening an audit query to determine whether Zoox’s “certification basis depended on unilaterally developed test procedures or determinations that certain standards were inapplicable due to the vehicle’s unique configuration.”