Acquisition
Jun 2020Amazon acquired Zoox for approximately $1.2-$1.3 billion; Zoox became an independently operated Amazon subsidiary.
SourceCompany research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 5, 2026
Overview
Zoox is an Amazon-owned, independently operated autonomous-mobility company building a fully autonomous, all-electric ride-hailing service around a purpose-built robotaxi. It designs and operates the vehicle, autonomous-driving stack, fleet operations, charging, maintenance, and rider experience.
Primary product
Purpose-built, bidirectional all-electric autonomous robotaxi and the associated ride-hailing service/app.
Founded
2014
Headquarters
1149 Chess Drive, Foster City, California 94404, United States
Team size
Over 3,000; third-party estimate approximately 3,698 as of June 2026
Industry
Automotive
Sub-industry
Autonomous vehicles, robotics, and mobility-as-a-service / ride-hailing
Offices
Foster City, California (headquarters)
San Francisco Bay Area, California (Alameda, Bryant, Broadway operations sites)
Austin, Texas
Boston, Massachusetts
Las Vegas, Nevada
San Diego, California
Seattle, Washington
Hayward, California (Clawiter serial-production facility; Kato manufacturing site)
Banbury, United Kingdom
Business model
Directly operated autonomous ride-hailing service
Vertically integrated design and manufacture of purpose-built robotaxis
Funding
Stage
Acquired / corporate subsidiary; no publicly documented external equity round after 2019
Total raised
$990M
Latest round
Acquisition by Amazon · Jun 2020
Latest amount
$1.2B
Jun 2020 · Amazon
Oct 2019
People & investors
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Jesse Levinson
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Ravi Naik
Chief Information Officer
Tulasi Siddhartha
Chief People Officer
Chris Nalevanko
General Counsel
Nelson Pedreiro
Senior Vice President, Hardware
Marc Wimmershoff
Vice President, Autonomy Software
Ravi Gopalan
Vice President, Firmware & Systems Integration
Work & culture
Company materials emphasize being inquisitive, mission-driven, transparent, honest, accountable, and one team, with inclusion, trust, humility, openness, affinity groups, internships, and returnships. The work is highly interdisciplinary and execution-oriented.
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public job postings provide role-specific ranges rather than a company-wide compensation figure. One 2026 Foster City internship posting listed $6,500-$9,500 monthly, with possible medical insurance, 401(k), and housing stipend. Internship visa sponsorship is explicitly unavailable, although CPT/OPT may apply for eligible international students; full-time sponsorship was not established from the reviewed public evidence.
Benefits
Comprehensive health plans, including Cigna options
Mental-health support
Wellbeing program
Flexible time off
Family-planning support
Caregiver support
In-office meals and food program
401(k) and other role-dependent benefits
Intern housing stipend and relocation reimbursement where applicable
Paid time off and commuter benefits for interns
Product & market
Pricing
Initially free demonstration/public rides in several markets; Las Vegas commercial fares use a base fare plus distance and time, with possible destination/event fees, positioned around traditional ride-hail comfort pricing. San Francisco and other markets remained free pending permits as of August 2026.
Differentiators
- —Purpose-built vehicle with no steering wheel, pedals, or driver's seat
- —Bidirectional design and rider-oriented cabin with inward-facing seats
- —Vertically integrated vehicle, autonomy stack, manufacturing, fleet operations, and rider app
- —All-electric platform
- —Direct control of charging, maintenance, upgrades, and service operations
- —Amazon ownership and capital support
- —Designed specifically for autonomous ride-hailing rather than retrofitting a conventional car
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $100 million annually (third-party estimate; Zoox is private and does not publicly report revenue)
Signals & risks
Acquisition
Jan 2022Zoox acquired robotics company Strio.AI, described by Zoox as a talent/technology acquisition.
SourceOther
Zoox issued multiple software recalls involving hard braking, lane crossings, prediction of other road users, and incidents involving a passenger vehicle and an e-scooter rider.
SourceLatest news
TechCrunch · Aug 2026
Zoox announced that it will begin charging for Las Vegas rides on August 10, marking its first commercial paid robotaxi operation; fares combine base, distance, and time components.
Axios · Aug 2026
Zoox is beginning commercial scaling after federal approval, having carried nearly one million riders across Las Vegas, San Francisco, Austin, and Miami and driven more than three million public-road miles.
The Robot Report · Aug 2026
Zoox unveiled a production-intent robotaxi based on rider feedback, with manufacturing in Hayward and a stated goal of scaling production toward 100 vehicles per week.
TechCrunch · Jul 2026
NHTSA granted Zoox a temporary exemption from eight federal vehicle standards, enabling limited paid deployment of its steering-wheel- and pedal-free robotaxis.
Open Positions
232 jobs at Zoox
Program Manager, Contingent Workforce
Hybrid
Supply Chain Quality and Reliability
Foster City, CA
Today
Hybrid
Full-time