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 .
Californian start-up Zoox has raised $200m via a convertible note, part of a series C 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 Intel head of strategy, Aicha Evans, was appointed CEO in January after co-founder Tim Kentley-Klay was abruptly fired in August 2018.