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Why 2025 is set to be a crucial year for Amazon's Zoox robotaxi unit

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Amazon -backed Zoox is hoping to succeed in commercializing robotaxi operations in 2025 .

The company plans to start rides to the public "quite soon," expand its operating regions and grow its self-driving vehicle fleet from the dozen it currently operates.

Zoox 's plans come even as some investors have lost enthusiasm for autonomous vehicles.

Waymo started offering supervised rides to the public in Arizona in 2017 , followed by unsupervised driverless rides in 2019 .

It has slowly expanded to hundreds of autonomous vehicles in four markets that are now conducting more than 150,000 paid rides a week .

The robotaxi industry has proved to be far more challenging than many thought.

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