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The step from free demonstration rides to fare-paying passengers is the operational threshold most autonomous vehicle programs approach and then hold at.
Regulatory treatment shifts at that line, liability structures change, and a unit's internal accounting moves from pure cost to something with a revenue side.
Zoox, Amazon's robotaxi subsidiary, crosses that threshold in Las Vegas on August 10, opening what the company identifies as its first commercial market.
The constraint behind the calendar date Free public rides and commercial rides are not the same regulatory animal.
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