Start with the sensors, then design the rest: How Zoox built its robotaxi

The bidirectional design has some clear advantages for a working taxi.

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[julesverne]

Sideways facing benches with three point restraints conceived for frontal collisions. Slaps forehead. These vehicles have a top speed of 120kmh. Collision avoidance may have been a top priority. Passenger safety clearly less so.

Addendum: Sideways facing seats in small vehicles are banned in the EU, for exactly the reasons I alluded to. Good safety solutions remained unsolved.

Edit: thanks to @Tactical Finesse and others for the correction. The seats are not side facing.