{"id":"dbb3aae9-5cb2-4bbc-83da-f4eec91730b8","slug":"zoox-lane-crossing-recall-2025-12","kind":"recall","headline":"Zoox recalled 332 robotaxis over unnecessary lane-crossings near intersections","summary":"In December 2025, Zoox issued a software recall covering 332 robotaxis after identifying 62 cases (between August 26 and December 5, 2025) where vehicles crossed lane markings unnecessarily near intersections — some partial, some fully into opposing lanes. The issue was first detected in late August after a robotaxi made a wide right turn and paused partially in the opposing lane in front of oncoming traffic. No collisions were associated with the issue, but Zoox told NHTSA it could increase crash risk. This was Zoox's third software recall in 2025 (after the March braking and May Las Vegas recalls), totaling nearly 900 vehicles across the three.","occurredAt":"2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z","reviewStatus":"reviewed","modelId":"e94a4a69-6197-45c9-bf9a-1cb637f307bd","deploymentId":null,"companyId":null,"aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"none","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.382Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:57.195Z","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":"e1300dde-e646-4a2f-8453-bccaa103b275","incidentId":"dbb3aae9-5cb2-4bbc-83da-f4eec91730b8","url":"https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/amazon-robotaxis-software-recall","label":"332-vehicle recall, 62 lane-crossing cases Aug-Dec 2025, third recall of the year","publishedAt":"2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z","notes":null,"title":"332-vehicle recall, 62 lane-crossing cases Aug-Dec 2025, third recall of the year","sourceName":"Interesting Engineering","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.541Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.541Z"},{"id":"0b6cd0ae-0588-410a-bd9a-709540a2f78e","incidentId":"dbb3aae9-5cb2-4bbc-83da-f4eec91730b8","url":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/zoox-issues-software-recall-over-lane-crossings/","label":"Zoox lane-crossing recall; no collisions but increased crash risk","publishedAt":"2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z","notes":null,"title":"Zoox lane-crossing recall; no collisions but increased crash risk","sourceName":"TechCrunch","mediaType":"article","videoId":null,"channel":null,"durationSec":null,"timestampSec":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.691Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T18:25:11.691Z"}],"responses":[],"statusEvents":[]}