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00:02Amazon's autonomous vehicle subsidiary Zoox will begin testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta
00:07this summer. The company confirmed a tech crunch on Tuesday.
00:11We've added a growing activity in the region.
00:13Alphabet's Waymo launched a limited rollout with Uber in Atlanta this week,
00:16following Lyft's announcement of a partnership with Main Mobility last fall.
00:20Zoox also plans to begin offering public rides in San Francisco and Las Vegas,
00:24with a major production expansion scheduled for 2026.
00:26Co-founder Jesse Levinson said a new facility in California's Bay Area will support the ramp-up
00:31behind the current Fremont site.
00:33The expansion comes as the Trump administration pushes to ease self-driving regulations
00:37amid rising competition from China's BYD.
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