According to @SawyerMerritt, Amazon-owned Zoox was spotted testing its purpose-built robotaxis in Marysville, Ohio, near Honda’s factory, using a multimodal sensor suite of cameras, lidars, radar, and long-wave infrared for perception (as reported by Sawyer Merritt on X). According to Zoox’s published specs, this redundant sensor stack enables 360-degree perception and improved detection in low-light and adverse weather, which is critical for Level 4 autonomous operations and geo-fenced deployment strategies (according to Zoox). For businesses, the sighting signals expanding on-road validation beyond California and Nevada, indicating potential fleet scaling and new logistics and mobility partnerships in the Midwest supply chain corridor anchored by Honda and regional OEMs (as inferred from Zoox operations updates). As reported by Zoox, Amazon’s ownership aligns the service with ecommerce logistics use cases, creating opportunities for autonomous middle-mile shuttles, campus mobility, and factory-to-warehouse routes where controlled domains reduce risk and accelerate ROI.