Summary

Vehicles purpose-built to drive without human help received the first-ever approval in the US to pick up paying customers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Thursday. The company, Amazon subsidiary Zoox , says it will soon begin to charge for rides in Las Vegas, where it’s been carrying passengers for free since last year. The company is also currently picking up a limited set of passengers in Austin, Miami, and San Francisco, all for free.

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