Zoox begins charging fares for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas

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Zoox started charging for robotaxi rides in Las Vegas on 10 August 2026, its first paid market and the first paid service in the US in a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals. It had given free rides since 2025 in Las Vegas, San Francisco, Austin and Miami, carrying nearly 1 million passengers.

• Fares combine a base price, distance and time, plus a destination fee for airport trips, and are set near the 'comfort' tier of Uber and Lyft, above their economy rides.
• Paid service elsewhere needs state and local approvals; CEO Aicha Evans: 'It's different when it's free vs. when the customer is going to pay.'
• It rests on NHTSA's July 2026 exemption, which caps Zoox at 2,500 vehicles a year for two years.