Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha nje ezedlule Amazon umemezele ukutholwa kwesiqalo sokuzishayela u-Zoox kanti inkampani namuhla imise imoto yayo yokuqala ezimele. Esikhundleni sokulandela indlela ethathwe ngamanye amafemu wezobuchwepheshe njenge-AutoX ukwenza imoto ejwayelekile eyakhiwe ngomshayeli womuntu engqondweni, i-Zoox robotaxi yakhelwe ngqo ukushayela okuzimele ezindaweni eziqinile zasemadolobheni.
I-robotaxi ingamamitha angu-3,63 kuphela ubude, okuyiqiniso. Lokhu ikakhulukazi kungenxa yokushoda kwegumbi lokulayisha impahla noma i-hood yangaphambili enenjini eyinkimbinkimbi yemishini. Esikhundleni salokho, iZoxox robotaxi inomklamo wekhumbi lapho abagibeli abane behlala ngababili bebhekene.
I-Zoox robotaxi ezimele ngokuphelele, esebenzisa ugesi wonke isebenzisa ukunyakaza kwamasondo onke nokuhamba okuyi-bi-directional okususa ngaphambili noma ngemuva. Imoto nayo ayinaso isiteringi.
Yize ubukhulu bayo bumbene, iZoxox robotaxi ingafinyelela ngesivinini esifinyelela kumamayela angama-75 ngehora. Inikwe amandla ngamaphakethe amabili ahlukene ebhethri ahlinzeka cishe ngamahora we-16 wesikhathi sokusebenza ngaphambi kokuthi badinge ukuvuselelwa, ngakho-ke i-robotaxi eyodwa kufanele ikwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wosuku ngaphambi kokudinga amandla.
Ubakaki ongezansi unezici ezithile ezihlukile zokuphepha ezihlanganiswe nokwakheka kwawo okungahambelani, kufaka phakathi uhlelo lwe-airbag olwenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukwakheka kwalo oku-bi-directional. UZoox uthi zonke izihlalo ezine zilingana nokuvikelwa kwezingozi zezinkanyezi ezinhlanu. Khonamanjalo, uhlelo lwekhamera, i-lidar ne-radar lunikeza inkambu yokubuka eyi-270-degree kuzo zonke izinhlangothi ezine ze-robotaxi, eqeda izindawo eziyimpumputhe.
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