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A regulator approves the first paid robotaxis with no human controls

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Amazon's Zoox won the first US approval for paid robotaxis with no human controls, DoorDash earned air carrier certification for drone delivery, and DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 brought whole-body intelligence and few-hour adaptation to new embodiments.

Reporting date: 2026-07-30 (not necessarily the event date)

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A regulator approves the first paid robotaxis with no human controls
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Reporting date: 2026-07-30
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-07-30-the-first-paid-robotaxis-with-no-human-controls
Claim: Amazon's Zoox won the first US approval for paid robotaxis with no human controls, DoorDash earned air carrier certification for drone delivery, and DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 brought whole-body intelligence and few-hour adaptation to new embodiments.
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