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Amazon (company)
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
owned by / under
qíxià
旗下
Zoox (Amazon autonomous vehicle unit)
Zoox
Zoox
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (time)
yú
于
August 10
8 yuè 10 rì
8月10日
in / at
zài
在
Las Vegas
Lāsī Wéijiāsī
拉斯维加斯
to launch / to roll out
tuīchū
推出
paid / fee-based
fùfèi
付费
driverless / autonomous
wúrén jiàshǐ
无人驾驶
taxi
chūzūchē
出租车
service
fúwù
服务
。

Amazon (company)
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
owned by / under
qíxià
旗下
(possessive particle)
de
的
Zoox (Amazon autonomous vehicle unit)
Zoox
Zoox
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (time)
yú
于
August 10
8 yuè 10 rì
8月10日
starting from
qǐ
起
in / at
zài
在
Las Vegas
Lāsī Wéijiāsī
拉斯维加斯
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
to provide / to offer
tígōng
提供
paid / fee-based
fùfèi
付费
driverless / autonomous
wúrén jiàshǐ
无人驾驶
taxi
chūzūchē
出租车
service
fúwù
服务
。
this
zhè
这
is / to be
shì
是
United States
Měiguó
美国
the first of its kind
shǒugè
首个
to receive / having obtained
huò
获
federal
liánbāng
联邦
approval / approved
pīzhǔn
批准
to / toward
xiàng
向
passengers
chéngkè
乘客
to charge a fee
shōufèi
收费
(structural particle)
de
的
without
wú
无
steering wheel
fāngxiàngpán
方向盘
autonomous driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
taxi
chūzūchē
出租车
service
fúwù
服务
。

August 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Amazon (company)
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
owned by / under
qíxià
旗下
(possessive particle)
de
的
Zoox (Amazon autonomous vehicle unit)
Zoox
Zoox
company
gōngsī
公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (time)
yú
于
August 10
8 yuè 10 rì
8月10日
in / at
zài
在
Las Vegas
Lāsī Wéijiāsī
拉斯维加斯
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
paid / fee-based
fùfèi
付费
driverless / autonomous
wúrén jiàshǐ
无人驾驶
taxi
chūzūchē
出租车
service
fúwù
服务
。
this
zhè
这
is / to be
shì
是
United States
Měiguó
美国
the first of its kind
shǒugè
首个
to receive approval / authorized
huòzhǔn
获准
to charge a fee
shōufèi
收费
(structural particle)
de
的
without
wú
无
steering wheel
fāngxiàngpán
方向盘
、
without
wú
无
brake pedal
zhìdòng tàbǎn
制动踏板
autonomous driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
taxi
chūzūchē
出租车
service
fúwù
服务
。
Zoox (Amazon autonomous vehicle unit)
Zoox
Zoox
(possessive particle)
de
的
vehicle / vehicles
chēliàng
车辆
to adopt / to use
cǎiyòng
采用
special / unique
tèshū
特殊
design
shèjì
设计
，
passenger / passengers
chéngkè
乘客
face to face
miàn duì miàn
面对面
to sit in / to be seated in
zuòzài
坐在
cabin / vehicle compartment
chēxiāng
车厢
inside / within
nèi
内
。
previously / before this
cǐqián
此前
，
Zoox (Amazon autonomous vehicle unit)
Zoox
Zoox
already
yǐ
已
in / at
zài
在
Las Vegas
Lāsī Wéijiāsī
拉斯维加斯
and
hé
和
San Francisco
Jiùjīnshān
旧金山
to / for
xiàng
向
the public
gōngzhòng
公众
free of charge
miǎnfèi
免费
to provide / to offer
tígōng
提供
driverless / autonomous
wúrén jiàshǐ
无人驾驶
trial ride / test ride
shìchéng
试乘
service
fúwù
服务
。
this year
jīnnián
今年
July
7 yuè
7月
，
United States
Měiguó
美国
federal
liánbāng
联邦
regulatory / supervisory
jiānguǎn
监管
agency / institution
jīgòu
机构
officially / formally
zhèngshì
正式
to approve
pīzhǔn
批准
Zoox (Amazon autonomous vehicle unit)
Zoox
Zoox
to / from
xiàng
向
passengers
chéngkè
乘客
to charge a fee
shōufèi
收费
。
fare / ride fee
chēfèi
车费
based on / according to
gēnjù
根据
basic / base
jīběn
基本
price
jiàgé
价格
、
driving / travel distance
xíngshǐ
行驶
distance
jùlí
距离
and
hé
和
trip / journey
xíngchéng
行程
duration
shícháng
时长
to calculate
jìsuàn
计算
，
company
gōngsī
公司
to state / to say
chēng
称
pricing / price level
dìngjià
定价
compared with
yǔ
与
ride-hailing app
dǎchē ruǎnjiàn
打车软件
(possessive particle)
de
的
comfort / comfortable
shūshì
舒适
level / tier
jíbié
级别
similar / comparable
xiāngjìn
相近
。
this time / this
cǐcì
此次
commercialization / commercial
shāngyèhuà
商业化
launch / rollout
tuīchū
推出
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
with / and
yǔ
与
Alphabet (Google parent company)
Alphabet
Alphabet
owned by / under
qíxià
旗下
(possessive particle)
de
的
Waymo (self-driving taxi company)
Waymo
Waymo
as well as / and also
yǐjí
以及
Tesla (electric vehicle company)
Tèsīlā
特斯拉
to conduct / to enter into
zhǎnkāi
展开
competition / to compete
jìngzhēng
竞争
。

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Amazon Unit Zoox to Launch Paid Driverless Taxi Service in Las Vegas on August 10

Amazon unit Zoox announced it will begin paid driverless taxi rides in Las Vegas from August 10, becoming the first autonomous car service in the United States without a steering wheel or brake pedals approved to charge fares.

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