Amazon’s robotaxis are headed to our nation’s capital for testing. Zoox cites DC’s complex streetscape, plus its weather mix, as among its reasons for wanting to test there. The vehicles will be from Zoox’s testing fleet of retrofitted SUVs — which means no toaster-shaped fully autonomous vehicles for now. Manual mapping comes first, followed by autonomous driving. No word yet on when the company plans to launch a commercial service. [Image: Zoox’s test fleet consists of retrofitted Toyota SUVs. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Zoox-Testfleet-DC.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

Amazon’s robotaxis are headed to our nation’s capital for testing. Zoox cites DC’s complex streetscape, plus its weather mix, as among its reasons for wanting to test there. The…

The Amazon-owned company will start by mapping public streets of the nation's capital before testing begins later this year.