Amazon-owned Zoox has added Harry Reid International Airport to its paid robotaxi service in Las Vegas. Riders can book trips to or from the airport in the Zoox app, with pickups at both passenger terminals. Zoox said customers could start hailing airport rides on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, and a news report called it the company's first airport service.
The airport rides build on a July 30 decision by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the federal road-safety agency. NHTSA granted Zoox a temporary exemption that allows commercial use of up to 2,500 of its vehicles a year for two years, under closer oversight that can change as the technology develops. Zoox builds its robotaxis without traditional manual controls. It says the decision was the first commercial exemption for a robotaxi built for the job, and that it gives the company federal approval to charge for rides. Zoox had said paid rides in Las Vegas would start on Aug. 10.
Zoox's airport page puts the pickup points on Level 0 at Terminal 1 and at Door 55 on Level 0 at Terminal 3. It says trips to the airport take 20 to 45 minutes from pickup, depending on where the ride begins, and that there is room for at least one piece of luggage per rider, placed no higher than 28 inches from the floor.
Ron Thaniel, Zoox's senior director of policy and regulatory affairs, said bringing self-driving rides to one of the country's busiest airports "requires true partnership," and thanked the Clark County Department of Aviation and the state of Nevada for their support.
Rivals are lining up in the same market. Tesla, Uber and Waymo received permits in August from the Nevada Transportation Authority to run commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, home to Las Vegas, according to a news report, and together those permits would allow up to 8,000 robotaxis over the following 12 months. The report said Uber plans to run robotaxis through partnerships with Motional, a Hyundai subsidiary, and with Zoox. Zoox's website lists live service in Las Vegas and San Francisco, with Austin and Miami coming next.
It is not yet known how many of its vehicles Zoox will put on airport trips, or how quickly it will use its federal allowance as rivals start their own services.