Zoox's Robotaxi Rampage: Rambo's Take on the Autonomous Apocalypse

Hayward Hellhole or Haven?

They drew first blood not me. This Zoox outfit owned by Amazon just opened a massive factory in Hayward California. Seems like they're churnin' out those toaster shaped robotaxis faster than I can sharpen my knife. One a day now but they're aiming for 10,000 a year. Ten thousand! What is this a remake of *Maximum Overdrive*? If these things start thinking for themselves we're all gonna be in deep you know what.

No Driver No Problem...Right?

Evans the head honcho at Zoox says they don't need to pump 'em out every minute because they ain't sellin' 'em. They're building a fleet like an army of metal boxes. But here's the kicker: no steering wheel! No way to grab control when these things go haywire? Makes me nervous. I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe… attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

Zoox vs. Waymo: Robo Rumble!

Seems like Zoox is playing catch up with Waymo. Waymo's already got a bunch of these things running around giving rides left and right. Evans says she's 'very proud' of Waymo. Sure lady. Proud like I'm proud of the guy who stole my last can of beans. And don't even get me started on Musk. He's got his own robotaxi scheme brewing. It's a jungle out there and these metal monsters are gonna be fighting for territory.

Carriage Style Chaos?

Zoox is building its own special robotaxis like fancy carriages without horses. Four people facing each other like some futuristic clown car. Evans calls 'em 'high end computers on wheels.' More like high end targets if they break down in a bad neighborhood. Remember dying for something is better than living for nothing.

American Made… Mostly

This factory is huge bigger than three football fields. They're calling it the first factory dedicated to building robotaxis in the U.S. Patriotic right? Except they're still getting parts from China and Italy. Typical. At least half of it is American. They even got robots building robots. The world is changing alright.

Baptized by Rain

They put these robotaxis through hell before they hit the streets. Calibration bays stress tests at high speeds and even a simulated rainstorm. Guess they don't want 'em short circuiting in a drizzle. If they can survive that maybe they can survive a roadside bomb. Who am I kidding? Probably not. But what you choose to call hell he calls home.