Amazon’s Zoox Recalls Self-Driving Fleet After Las Vegas Crash

On Tuesday, Zoox confirmed that it will be recalling 270 of its self-driving vehicles from Las Vegas, Nevada’s streets following an investigation into a car crash between one of the company’s self-driving vehicles and another passenger car that happened on April 8, 2025.

Zoox’s Robo Taxi Will Get Another Software Facelift

The crash was attributed to a software glitch, but Zoox is confident that it has identified the reason behind the issue: the Zoox cars “may make an inaccurate prediction when another vehicle slowly approaches perpendicularly and stops. In these scenarios, the Zoox vehicle may not be able to avoid a crash.”

Following the crash in April, Zoox also opted to pause its fleet for several days. However, it has now updated the recalled software, and all Zoox vehicles on the road today have the updated software. The firm also offered an account of the incident, explaining that the car braked hard but was unable to avoid hitting the passenger car fully.

This is not the first time Zoox’s self-driving fleet has come under scrutiny, following an April probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which had 258 Zoox vehicles recalled due to a braking issue, for which Zoox introduced a software update at the time.

The regulator scrutinized the operator on two separate occasions in 2024 and 2023, respectively. Incidents involving self-driving cars are statistically a lower percentage of overall car crashes, but this doesn’t mean they are not serious or potentially have the consequence of causing much greater harm.

The Future of Robo Taxis in Las Vegas – From the Streets to The Skies

Self-driving taxis have been populating the streets of San Francisco, with Las Vegas also becoming an early adopter. Yet, cars are not the only option for visitors, locals, and tourists to move around, with helicopter taxis also being considered.

Self-driving technology is coming for The Strip and downtown Las Vegas, but the fact is, there are still many boxes to tick. In the meantime, UPWIN Air Taxi Ride Share is hoping to become commercially viable as early as 2026 and cost as little as $30 per seat.