<ul><li>Amazon's self-driving unit Zoox is being investigated by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the self-certification of a robotaxi.</li><li>The NHTSA is looking into whether Zoox's certification process relied on test procedures and determinations that certain standards were inapplicable due to the unique configuration of the vehicle.</li><li>This audit query comes amid heightened scrutiny of self-driving technology and its safety, as regulators and industry players work to develop a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles.</li></ul>

US opens probe into Amazon's Zoox robotaxi self-certification

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