Zoox will be the first autonomous vehicle company to provide commercial passenger rides at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport.
Passenger rides will begin Thursday, after several months of testing carried out by Amazon-owned Zoox and its robotaxi fleet, the company announced Wednesday.
“Bringing autonomous transportation to one of the country’s busiest airports requires true partnership, and we are grateful to the Clark County Department of Aviation and the state of Nevada for their continued support as we help shape the future of mobility,” Ron Thaniel, senior director of policy and regulatory affairs at Zoox, said in a statement.
Zoox’s robotaxis will serve both terminals at Reid Airport, with designated stops at both locations.
At Terminal 1, drop-offs will occur at the departures level near check-in and pickups will be available at Level 0 below baggage claim.
At Terminal 3, pickups and drop-offs will both occur at Level 0, just outside baggage claim.
“We’re proud to welcome Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxis to Harry Reid International Airport, marking a first for this technology in an airport environment,” James Chrisley, Clark County director of aviation, said in a statement. “As we continue to modernize LAS, we have an opportunity to help shape how emerging technologies can be integrated within a complex airport environment. The introduction of autonomous service is an important first step in understanding how this technology can operate alongside the many modes of transportation that serve our airport today.”
The addition of Reid Airport to Zoox’s pickup and drop-off locations comes just weeks after the company launched paid public rides in the city. Zoox offers rides at more than a dozen locations, including Resorts World, Wynn, Fashion Show Mall, Area 15, Sphere, T-Mobile Arena and the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Zoox has been operating 65 robotaxis in Las Vegas after it launched paid rides, and it has the ability to expand its fleet without the approval of the Nevada Transportation Authority, according to authority spokeswoman Teri Williams.
Zoox has been operating in Las Vegas since 2019 from a 190,000-square-foot facility in the southwest valley. The company started offering free demonstration rides in September 2025 and received approval to charge for rides last month when the NHTSA approved an exemption for its vehicles, which lack standard vehicle equipment such as steering wheels, brake pedals and accelerator pedals.
Competition for Zoox is growing after Tesla, Waymo and Uber subsidiary Aviari won approval last month to operate a combined total of up to 7,000 autonomous vehicles for paid rides in the Las Vegas Valley.
The companies all have authorization from the NTA to provide rides to and from Reid Airport but still require final approval from the Clark County Department of Aviation before they can launch airport service.
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