Zoox is getting closer to a full launch of its robotaxi service in San Francisco. Last month, the Amazon-owned company started allowing select riders to hail its toaster-shaped, four-passenger vehicles for the first time. And today, Zoox is finally inviting members off its public waitlist, which it calls “Zoox Explorers,” to do the same.

The gradual launch of the company’s robotaxi service is notable, because Zoox is one of the few companies to offer rides in a fully driverless, purpose-built autonomous vehicle that lacks a steering wheel, pedals, sideview mirrors, or other controls typically associated with human driven vehicles. And while its service in Las Vegas is limited to just a handful of pickup and dropoff locations, Zoox said its vehicles will offer more dynamic, “point-to-point

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