Robotaxis at CES 2027: Waymo and Zoox Head Into Las Vegas
Two very different approaches to driverless rides will be on display as Waymo arrives with a keynote and Zoox keeps its. Las Vegas has become a test track for the two most visible robotaxi strategies in the U. S. , and CES 2027 will put them side by side.
Las Vegas has become a test track for the two most visible robotaxi strategies in the U.S., and CES 2027 will put them side by side.
Waymo retrofits production electric vehicles with its Waymo Driver. On its own site the company says it is its cars are more than tenfold safer than typical human drivers, citing a better-than-95% drop in serious-or-worse injury crashes in its markets, and reports a 93% rider satisfaction rate. Its CES keynote lands Jan. 5 and its booth is 3741 in the LVCC West Hall.
Zoox, owned by Amazon, goes the other way. Its tagline, "It's not a car," sums up a vehicle built from scratch as a robotaxi designed around passengers rather than a driver.
Buyer's note: neither is something you buy for your garage. But the sensor stacks and AI driving software being proven in these fleets are what will filter down to consumer cars over the next several model years.
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