Amazon announced it will test drive its robotaxis on the streets of D.C.

Its self-driving vehicle, known as the Zoox, will join the Waymo vehicles already testing in the District.

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Built by the company itself, Zoox vehicles have seats that face one another and doors that open on both sides. It can go forward and backward easily.

It isn’t the traditional robotaxi because it's basically its own unique vehicle, not a car that is transformed into a robotaxi.

The National Mall and downtown likely are the areas where the autonomous vehicles will roll.

Zoox said it specifically chose D.C. as a test market because of its complex and unique street layout with circles, diagonal avenues, and high pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

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