2026 Zoox Zoox Robotaxi

4 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

1. Filed Sep 19, 2026Failure Sep 12, 2026Riverside, CAUnknown or other

   The Zoox was witnessed going straight from a right turn lane from [XXX] at [XXX]. They stayed in the right turn lane for a few minutes waiting for the light to turn green, with many cars stuck behind them forced to squeeze between the curb and the car, drivers at risk due to impaired visibility from the Zoox in the way. Eventually the light turned green again and it cut across from the turn lane. It committed serious traffic offences and put other drivers at risk. This company needs to be investigated because [XXX] is a very high traffic corridor and these autonomous vehicles cannot handle it. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

   NHTSA complaint 11765509
2. Filed Aug 30, 2026Failure Aug 6, 2026Henderson, NVAutonomous/self driving1 injured

   On XXX, at 12:36 AM, a child and an adult were passengers in an autonomous Zoox vehicle operating on the [XXX]. The trip was a promotional autonomous ride from [XXX] to the [XXX] drop-off location at [XXX].Upon reaching the destination, the vehicle suffered a critical software routing failure. Instead of executing the drop-off protocol, the automated vehicle entered an infinite loop, driving in continuous circles around the property over and over again. My son has a disability and became highly distressed and panicked was crying and very scared while contained inside.While the vehicle was actively malfunctioning, I called to Zoox Customer Support from inside the cabin. The remote human agent explicitly stated over the phone: "Yes, we can see exactly what is going on with the ride." Despite this live confirmation that the vehicle was trapped in a routing glitch and me and my son were in severe distress, the remote monitoring team failed to immediately override the system, shut down the loop, or pull the vehicle over to allow a safe exit.The vehicle ultimately logged a total trip distance of 6.15 miles and a 30-minute duration (Drop-off delayed until 1:06 AM) for a standard, direct route that should have been approximately 2.3 miles and under 10 minutes. Following the incident, an automated $25.00 Starbucks gift card was issued by the operator at 5:37 AM as a standard automated response to the trip failure.a gift card doesn’t take away the trauma my son went through This safety report is being filed because a human-in-the-loop remote override system should immediately intervene when a vehicle is trapped in an operational loop. Allowing a vehicle to continuously circle with distressed passengers after verbal notification constitutes a significant autonomous vehicle safety hazard that requires federal review. Before other people get hurt INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

   NHTSA complaint 11760791
3. Filed May 26, 2026Failure May 26, 2026San Francisco, CAAutonomous/self driving

   The Zoox was parked in the bike lane with its 4way flasher blinking. It was completely obstructing the bike lane (there was no way around it) and because it wasn’t trying to get in or out of an adjacent parking space, this was straightforwardly illegal behavior. This illegal behavior harms safety by forcing bicyclists on this very popular bike route out into mixed traffic with cars at unsafe speeds.

   NHTSA complaint 11740181
4. Filed May 20, 2026Failure May 20, 2026San Francisco, CAAutonomous/self driving

   The zoox vehicle pulled over blocking the entire right lane and boxing my car into its parking spot and blocking me from leaving. Honking or inching towards it did nothing. It sat there for many minutes until a rider came.

   NHTSA complaint 11739088