When Aicha Evans took over robotaxi startup Zoox from its founders in 2019, she made two big moves: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-acquire-self-driving-startup-zoox-11593183986?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">selling the company to Amazon for over $1.2 billion</a>, and keeping Zoox’s radical design for a driverless car that looks like a lounge on wheels, with no steering wheel or brake pedal. Now, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/waymo-san-francisco-self-driving-robotaxis-uber-244feecf?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">as the robotaxi industry drives toward a pivotal moment in public acceptance</a>, Zoox is preparing to launch its commercial service later this year. How does the company fit in alongside rivals like <a href="https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/driverless-waymo-and-the-robotaxi-racewaymo-takes-the-lead/466c1e8f-ed97-49e2-a2ee-45abacc47a7a?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">Google’s Waymo</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-elon-musk-consumer-backlash-19326a57?mod=autos_news_article_pos3?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">Elon Musk ’s Tesla</a>? And why does Evans take inspiration from the early days of aviation? She speaks to WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims">Christopher Mims</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins">Tim Higgins</a> in the latest episode of our interview series Bold Names.

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