Californian start - up Zoox has raised $ 200 m via a convertible note , part of a Series A funding round the firm aims to close late this year or in early 2020 . Zoox is developing its own autonomous vehicles from scratch and has recently expanded its testing area beyond the San Francisco Bay area to Las Vegas . Based in Foster City, Calif., Zoox was founded in 2014, taking on the ambitious mission of developing and building autonomous vehicles from the ground up, rather than apply technology to vehicles built by established automakers or other companies. Former Google head of strategy , Aicha Evans , was appointed CEO in September after co - founder Tim Kentley - Klay was abruptly fired in March 2018 .
Californian start - up Zoox has raised $ 200 m via a convertible note , part of a Series A funding round the firm aims to close late this year or in early 2020 . Zoox is developing its own autonomous vehicles from scratch and has recently expanded its testing area beyond the San Francisco Bay area to Las Vegas . Former Google head of strategy , Aicha Evans , was appointed CEO in September after co - founder Tim Kentley - Klay was abruptly fired in March 2018 .