·        Amazon-owned Zoox today unveiled its "purpose-built robotaxi" that is fully autonomous and can seat four people seated face to face.

·        The shuttle is 142.9 inches long, putting it about halfway between a Smart Fortwo and a Toyota Corolla, and has a top speed of 75 mph, the company claims.

·        The shuttle will be built in the U.S., but there is no word on a manufacturing partner or a timeline for production.

The homogenization of autonomous shuttle design continued today, with Amazon-owned Zoox unveiling its vision of a robotaxi future. The name "Zoox" is also the vehicle's name, which its maker says is "built for riders, not drivers."

The fully electric autonomous vehicle seats four passengers and has zero controls for a driver. Its design is similar to what we've seen from Cruise, Toyota, and other companies working on self-driving shuttles. What sets the vehicle apart from those offerings is that Zoox says it has a top speed of 75 mph, giving it the option of escaping from surface streets and hitting the freeway while in service. Cruise has yet to announce a top speed for its Origin, a similar autonomous shuttle unveiled last January.

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