Smoke and Mirrors in Autonomous Vehicles The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recent directive to prioritize getting out of the way of first responders has highlighted a long standing issue: driverless cars' inability to distinguish between emergency scenes and regular road conditions.
Amazon owned Zoox, one of the most prominent players in this space, is at the center of controversy after issuing a voluntary recall for 105 robotaxis due to software issues.
The problems began with an incident in Las Vegas last month, where an unoccupied Zoox vehicle drove into heavy smoke from an active emergency fire scene before braking hard and coming to a stop.