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Zoox Robotaxi Testing on Austin Streets
Zoox has begun testing its driverless robotaxi on Austin streets, a bidirectional vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals or traditional front.
Published March 26, 2026 at 11:56am by Jay Janner
A new kind of vehicle is beginning to appear on Austin streets, and it looks unlike anything else on the road.
Zoox, the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company, has started testing its purpose-built robotaxi in downtown Austin. The fully driverless vehicle is designed without a traditional front or back, with a symmetrical, bidirectional layout and no steering wheel or pedals.
Zoox plans to expand testing in Austin in the coming months before offering limited rides later this year. The company joins Waymo and Tesla in bringing autonomous vehicle technology to the city, which has quickly become a testing ground for robotaxi services.
Pedestrians watch as a Zoox robotaxi passes along East Fifth Street in Austin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Zoox began testing the vehicle on Austin streets this week.
Sgt. Patrick Chasse of the Hays County Constable’s Office, Precinct 2, directs a Zoox robotaxi to stop on East 4th Street as he manages traffic exiting the Frost Bank Tower parking garage in Austin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
A man watches as a Zoox robotaxi passes along Brazos Street in Austin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Zoox began testing the vehicle on Austin streets this week.
A Zoox robotaxi passes along Brazos Street in Austin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Zoox began testing the vehicle on Austin streets this week.
A Zoox robotaxi passes along East Fourth Street in Austin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Zoox began testing the vehicle on Austin streets this week.
A Zoox robotaxi passes along Brazos Street in Austin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Zoox began testing the vehicle on Austin streets this week.
A Zoox robotaxi passes Deputy Gavin McGee of the Travis County Constable’s Office, Precinct 5, as he manages traffic exiting the Frost Bank Tower parking garage in Austin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Sgt. Patrick Chasse of the Hays County Constable’s Office, Precinct 2, directs a Zoox robotaxi to go on East 4th Street as he manages traffic exiting the Frost Bank Tower parking garage in Austin on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.