美国国家公路交通安全管理局 (NHTSA) 已批准 Zoox 在公共道路上展示其定制的自动驾驶出租车，并结束了对这家亚马逊旗下公司是否规避联邦法规的相关调查。
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given Zoox an exemption to demonstrate its custom-built robotaxis on public roads and closed a related investigation into whether the Amazon-owned company had sidestepped federal regulations.
这项于周三宣布的裁决，澄清了长期以来关于 Zoox 定制自动驾驶汽车是否符合联邦机动车安全标准的争论。该标准对车辆提出了诸如方向盘和踏板等要求。Zoox 曾辩称其符合标准，并于 2022 年 7 月宣布已完成自我认证；但美国国家公路交通安全管理局 (NHTSA) 对此表示反对。该机构于 2023 年 3 月启动了一项调查，重点调查 Zoox 用于自我认证的流程和数据。
The decision, which was announced Wednesday, clears up a long-standing debate over whether Zoox’s custom-built autonomous vehicles complied with federal motor vehicle safety standards, which place requirements on vehicles such as having a steering wheel and pedals. Zoox had argued that it did and announced in July 2022 that it had self-certified; NHTSA balked. The agency opened an investigation in March 2023 to look into the matter, and specifically the process and data that Zoox had used to self-certify.
这项调查并未阻碍 Zoox 自动驾驶汽车技术的开发和测试。2023 年初，Zoox 开始在其位于加州福斯特城的总部附近的公共道路上测试其定制的机器人出租车（robotaxis），这种出租车没有方向盘或其他传统控制装置。此后，该公司已将测试范围扩展到拉斯维加斯和旧金山。
The investigation didn’t slow Zoox’s development and testing of its autonomous vehicle technology. In early 2023, Zoox began testing its custom-built robotaxis, which don’t have a steering wheel or other traditional controls, on public roads near its Foster City, California headquarters. The company has since expanded its testing footprint to Las Vegas and San Francisco.
Zoox 尚未推出商业服务。不过，在旧金山，该公司已向员工开放了自动驾驶出租车，并接待了家人和朋友。今年早些时候，该公司在拉斯维加斯推出了一项 Zoox Explorer 项目，旨在吸引早期公众乘客。
Zoox does not operate a commercial service yet. However, in San Francisco it has opened its robotaxis up to employees and hosted family and friends. Earlier this year, the company launched an Zoox Explorer program, aimed at early public riders, in Las Vegas.
目前，该豁免允许 Zoox 展示自动驾驶出租车，但不能进行商业运营。
For now, the exemption allows Zoox to demonstrate the robotaxis, not operate them commercially.
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