{"id":"248bdaf3-8333-459f-bd27-b6c7912ff9c6","slug":"zoox-las-vegas-collision-recall-2025-04-08","kind":"recall","headline":"Zoox recalled ~270 robotaxis after a Las Vegas collision with a passenger car","summary":"On April 8, 2025, an unoccupied Zoox purpose-built robotaxi collided with a passenger car in Las Vegas. No injuries occurred and damage to both vehicles was minor. Zoox paused all driverless operations for over a week, then issued a voluntary software recall covering approximately 270 vehicles, after determining its automated driving system could inaccurately predict another vehicle's movement and increase crash risk. Zoox resumed operations after deploying the software update fleet-wide. This was Zoox's second recall of 2025 (the first, ~258 vehicles in March 2025, addressed unexpected hard braking).","occurredAt":"2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"e94a4a69-6197-45c9-bf9a-1cb637f307bd","deploymentId":null,"companyId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:10.708Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:58.755Z","model":{"id":"e94a4a69-6197-45c9-bf9a-1cb637f307bd","companyId":"6ab92a95-6f4e-4493-a771-ae645c7969c6","modelName":"Zoox Robotaxi","slug":"zoox-robotaxi","description":"Zoox's purpose-built, bidirectional autonomous robotaxi — built from the ground up with no steering wheel or pedals, designed for carriage-style seating. Operates Zoox's free public demonstration rides in San Francisco (SoMa) and Las Vegas (the Strip). Zoox separately runs a fleet of retrofitted Toyota Highlanders (with human safety operators) for testing in additional cities. Maturity: pilot — running free public demo rides, not yet approved/launched as paid commercial service.","formFactor":"av","maturityStage":"pilot","specs":{"test_fleet":"retrofitted Toyota Highlander (with safety operators)","configuration":"purpose-built, bidirectional, no steering wheel or pedals"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/amazon-owned-zoox-issues-recall-following-robotaxi-crash/","label":"Purpose-built robotaxi (no wheel/pedals) + Highlander test fleet","title":"Purpose-built robotaxi (no wheel/pedals) + Highlander test fleet","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2025-05-06"}],"aliases":["Zoox purpose-built robotaxi"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:09.786Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:45.239Z"},"deployment":null,"company":null,"derived":{"status":"active"},"sources":[{"id":"77edc597-0f57-4ac3-8876-5268bd50e961","incidentId":"248bdaf3-8333-459f-bd27-b6c7912ff9c6","url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/06/amazon-zoox-recall.html","label":"Zoox 270-vehicle recall after April 8 Las Vegas crash; ADS movement-prediction defect","publishedAt":"2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z","notes":null,"title":"Zoox 270-vehicle recall after April 8 Las Vegas crash; ADS movement-prediction defect","sourceName":"CNBC","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.006Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.006Z"},{"id":"5e18d230-411d-4563-90c7-ea9bf54c9349","incidentId":"248bdaf3-8333-459f-bd27-b6c7912ff9c6","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/amazon-owned-zoox-issues-recall-following-robotaxi-crash/","label":"Second 2025 recall; March recall was 258 vehicles for hard braking","publishedAt":"2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z","notes":null,"title":"Second 2025 recall; March recall was 258 vehicles for hard braking","sourceName":"TechCrunch","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.234Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.234Z"}],"responses":[],"statusEvents":[]}