Description: On June 20, 2026, an unoccupied Zoox autonomous vehicle reportedly entered an active fire scene after heavy smoke obscured its surroundings. The purported automated driving system braked hard while attempting to steer away and stopped before the vehicle was reversed under teleguidance. Zoox later recalled 105 vehicles and issued a software update intended to improve detection of and response to heavy smoke.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Zoox and Automated driving system developers developed an AI system deployed by Zoox , Autonomous vehicle fleet operators and Automated driving system deployers, which harmed Emergency responders and People at emergency scenes.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Zoox automated driving system , Automated driving systems and Computer vision and vehicle perception systems
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1602
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2026-06-20
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - Amazon.com self-driving car unit Zoox said Friday it will recall its fleet of 105 autonomous vehicles because they may not detect heavy smoke and could impede emergency personnel.
Last week, the top U.S. aut…
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Zoox has issued a recall of the software driving its fleet of 105 robotaxis after one of its autonomous vehicles drove into a smoke-obscured emergency fire scene in Las Vegas, the latest incident to draw federal scrutiny over how driverless…
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