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Zoox grounds Atlanta test fleet after workers report toxic gas exposure symptoms

Publisher description: The Amazon-owned company launched an investigation after a worker submitted an OSHA complaint.

TechCrunch | Sep 23, 2026 | Sean O'Kane

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Zoox has grounded its autonomous vehicle test fleet in Atlanta after safety drivers were potentially exposed to carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or hydrogen sulfide gas inside its vehicles last month, TechCrunch has learned. As TechCrunch previously reported, contractors have sustained injuries from sudden braking and swerving in the Zoox test vehicles. Zoox modifies the Highlander SUVs it uses for its test fleet.

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