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Zoox is now charging passengers who hail a robotaxi in Las Vegas. Image courtesy of Zoox, Inc.

As Zoox begins charging passengers in Las Vegas this week, the Amazon-owned company is revealing how it decided it was ready to deploy a robotaxi with no human controls.

Why it matters: With no federal performance standards for autonomous vehicles, AV developers largely determine when their cars are safe enough to operate on their own.