Zoox
- FSTalent company page0 open roles, 19 FS professionals
- RobotRisk record16 incidents
- Resources templates1 for this employer
Overview
Amazon subsidiary operating purpose-built robotaxis; charging riders in Las Vegas since Aug 2026, scaling to SF/Miami/Austin
- Segment
- AV trucking
- Categories
- AV trucking
- Safety status
- Unknown
- 2026 status
- active — began charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas Aug 10 2026; SF rides live, early-rider programs in Miami and Austin; Uber partnership for LV/LA source
- Headquarters
- Foster City, USA
- Founded
- 2014
- Headcount
- 4,857
- Funding raised
- $990M
- Documented incidents
- 16
0 open safety roles19 FS professionals
Public evidence on file: CA driverless testing permit; no independent-audit data released
Products
- Zoox robotaxi
Customers
- Uber
Regions
- HQ region
- North America
- Headquarters
- Foster City, USA
- Operating regions
- North America
Region inferred from public evidence text; corrections welcome.
Headcount
- Headcount
- 4,857
- Band
- 1,001-5,000
- Open safety roles
- 0 (from current postings)
- Safety staff on record
- 19
Open safety roles come from current FSTalent postings; safety staff on record is a count from CSA talent records.
News
FAQ
Does Zoox have a functional safety charter?
Unknown. CSA has no charter record for Zoox.
Has Zoox had documented safety incidents?
Yes. RobotRisk records 16 documented incidents for Zoox (highest severity S3).
Is Zoox hiring functional safety engineers?
No current postings. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for Zoox.
What does Zoox build?
Amazon subsidiary operating purpose-built robotaxis; charging riders in Las Vegas since Aug 2026, scaling to SF/Miami/Austin
What market segment is Zoox in?
Zoox is listed in the AV trucking segment.
How much funding has Zoox raised?
Zoox has raised about $990M (parsed from public evidence; see the Funding tab).
Funding
- Total raised
- $990M
- Last round
- Series C $200M
Investors
Valuation
- Valuation
- $1.2B
Pricing
Pricing: Unknown. CSA has no published pricing on file for Zoox.
Safety status
Unknown
Safety status: Unknown. CSA has no charter or program record for Zoox.
Charter
Charter status unknown.
Charter: Unknown. No In-Process Functional Safety Charter is on file for Zoox.
Incidents
- Documented incidents
- 16
- Highest severity
- S3
- RobotRisk risk band
- high
- 2026-07-17 S3 Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove into heavy smoke
- 2026-07-17 S3 Zoox recalls 105 robotaxis over heavy-smoke detection failure
- 2026-06-20 S3 Zoox Autonomous Vehicle Enters Smoke-Obscured Fire Scene, Prompting Recall
- 2026-03-16 S2 NHTSA logs 123 Zoox autonomous-mode accidents cumulative
- 2026-01-17 S2 Zoox robotaxi strikes parked car, injures street ambassador
Safety team
19 functional-safety professionals in CSA's network list Zoox experience. Counts only; CSA never publishes names, emails or profiles from its talent network.
- Safety staff on record
- 19
- Open safety roles
- 0 (from current postings)
- Seniority
- Senior 12, Manager 4, Experienced Manager 2, Other 1
- Role type
- Engineering 12, Senior / Lead 7
- Standards
- ISO 26262 1
- Top locations
- San Francisco, California 11, Cupertino, California 2, San Mateo, California 2, Daly City, California 1, Foster City, California 1, Newark, California 1
Open safety jobs
Open safety jobs: Unknown. No current postings. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for Zoox.
Recently closed
- Sensing and Perception System Safety EngineerJob page on FSTalentEmployer postingJob description templateTemplate on FSTalent
Hiring history: first posting seen 2026-09-10; 0 open, 1 closed, 1 on file.
Standards
Standards that typically apply to AV trucking companies:
- ISO 26262 – Road Vehicles - Functional Safety
- ISO 21448 – SOTIF - Safety of the Intended Functionality
- UL 4600 – Evaluation of Autonomous Products
- ISO 21434 – Road Vehicles - Cybersecurity Engineering
- ISO 8800 – Road Vehicles - Safety and Artificial Intelligence
Applicability is by category; it is not a claim of conformance.
Certifications
Certifications: Unknown. CSA has no third-party certifications on file for Zoox.
Competitors and similar
Companies in the AV trucking segment: