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Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Enters Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Recall

S3 · 06/20
2026 · Zoox (Amazon) · USA

Record

CompanyZoox (Amazon)
Categoryother
Typerecall
Date06/20
2026
Time of daynot documented
LocationUSA
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale105 vehicles recalled
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceReuters

What happened

An unoccupied Zoox autonomous vehicle entered an active fire scene after heavy smoke obscured its sensors; the system braked hard while attempting to steer away before being reversed under remote teleguidance. Zoox recalled 105 vehicles' software.

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S32024-08-09Cruise (GM)GM's Cruise recalls entire robotaxi fleet over unexpected braking

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