On April 8, 2025, a driverless Zoox robotaxi misjudged an approaching vehicle, braked too late, and sideswiped it at 43 mph on the Las Vegas Strip.

One month later, the Amazon subsidiary issued a software recall on 270 autonomous vehicles and suspended operations while regulators investigated the code. Though the crash was minor, it sent a strong message: When AI systems fail, responsibility quickly shifts from programmers to corporate leadership to regulators.

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