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We are on board an authentic robotaxi, a robotic taxi with no human intervention, being operated entirely by an algorithm. Holo Borgo. It is a very, very curious experience. Be kind to your robots, friends, as technology is advancing very quickly. We find ourselves in the fascinating city of Las Vegas, and in this edition of Luisito Technology, we will test the very unique robotaxis that are circulating through these streets. That's right, Las Vegas is one of only two cities in the world that, as of the date I am recording this video, have the Zoox system available, the new autonomous taxi service, robotaxis, which indeed have no human driver, not even a steering wheel or brakes, some very curious little cars. Ah, look, it's exactly that one, that very one right there. Wow, it's super cool. Look at what a futuristic car. It's pretty wild, isn't it? Look at the tires. I mean, I'm really very anxious to get into one of those because if you are active followers of the channel, you will remember that last year we tested Wimo, which Wimo is Google's app, they are normal cars. In fact, last year when we did it, they only operated with Jaguars that have a steering wheel, they have brakes, they are adapted normal cars. The big difference is that Zoox, Amazon's bet, developed its own automobiles from scratch. They are designed not to have a human driver. So, I think it's going to be a very cool, very unique, very futuristic experience. Come on, let's not waste any more time. Let's begin this edition of Luisito Technology. Let's do it. Oh, well, tremendous disappointment. Already since we downloaded the app and everything, hmm, I have many comments about it. Let's see, right off the bat, I'm seeing that the service area is very limited, but truly highly limited. I mean, it's basically the Strip area in Las Vegas, a street or two around it, but you can't, for example, go to the old part of Las Vegas, to the more residential part, it's all very reduced. Similarly, I'm seeing that they have to be very specific points, meaning, you can only go to 12 places and take Zoox from 12 places. You can't really move freely. So, mm, a bit of a letdown, a bummer. Point in favor. Okay, this must be mentioned. Today, as Amazon knows that its app, well, the truth is, it's not that great yet, it's free, it costs nothing, all rides are complimentary, so it's cool. It's like Amazon's bet for people to use it, for YouTubers like us here to make videos, for people to upload it to social media. Yes, right now they are still in a trial period, in a promotional period, and that's why the rides don't cost anything. So, the service is very limited, but it's free. You don't look a gift horse in the mouth, and since it's free right now, the service is very saturated, meaning it takes a while to get one. Uh, it must be mentioned, I mean, we've already been here for about half an hour, I think, trying to get one and no, well, we have to wait. And while we wait, I'll tell you some other curious facts. There's nothing else to do. And as if that weren't enough, the app also cannot be downloaded from an account that is not from the United States. In fact, we took this long because I had to set it up, I had to change my account to be from the United States to be able to download the app. Yes, with my Mexican account, it didn't even show up in the Play Store or the App Store, right? It doesn't show up on Apple or Android, which I have both. Wow. No, well, look, with this, we're starting off very limited, honestly. Look, I met José Juan and Michelle here who are in the same boat as me. They are requesting a Zoox. That's correct. We are requesting and we are waiting for it to arrive. Look, we're the same, huh? You look very excited, I mean, because it is very exciting, right? No, it's incredible. I mean, technology has already caught up with us, right? Yes. Incredibly. You, Michelle, how old are you? 12. I mean, this is already Michelle's reality, think about it. You live in the future, Michelle. Look, when I was your age, the most I had was The Jetsons. I mean, it was something like that, something like that. It's already a futuristic cartoon, but look, you're already living it. And ah, look, another one is coming. It's like my buddies are activating now, huh? Goodbye, intelligent, robotic, beautiful little car. I want to ride it already, huh? I want to get into one of those already. Oh, the app has opened. The app has opened. Okay, we can request it now. Okay. Uh-huh, look. We can request it now. I'm going to request it to the Luxor. Okay, I'm going to go to the Luxor, which is like one of the furthest places I can go. Uh-huh. I'm going to request it here at the Resort World, I'm going to say yes. Look, there's my trip. And look, indeed, the price will be zero. ZERO pesos. D. Well, come on, of course I want it. It says "Finding your Zoox" and it says we'll see each other in 38 minutes. Ho, lo Borgo. 38 minutes. What? No, they really went too far, man. No, let's see, I understand and I repeat, it's free right now and it's promotional and everything. Well, well, let's talk about the company in the meantime, well, yes, what else can we do? Unlike what many might believe, Zoox is new. I mean, it's only been a year since we've been seeing these little babies on the street circulating. Something that, yes, indeed, only began operating on the streets, but it has been in development since 2014 and it actually started as a completely independent startup. The classic entrepreneurship story that started in a garage in California and then proceeded to be sold for millions of dollars. Exactly like that. In fact, it was started by two buddies who don't belong to any other big company, and in 2020 it was acquired by Amazon for the amount of 1.2 billion dollars. Mr. Bezos, you know, buying startups like they were cotton candy. And from that point on, it's the Amazon team that continues with the operation until 2025 when we start seeing them on the streets, and now in 2026 they are in a trial period here in Las Vegas and San Francisco. Wow, how exciting. Time to go out because now it's really 2 minutes away. Look at this. And yes, look, let's analyze details. The tires are very cool, very wide too. I love the lights. It has a little purple light there and it has a lot of sensors and cameras everywhere. Okay, so, well, it says my taxi is ready. So, it says here, "Open doors." Okay, are you ready? Open doors. Oh, hello robot. Intelligent robot. Nice. No, cool. Well, come on, I invite you to accompany me on a trip to the future. Come on. Hello, intelligent car. Hello, robot. Hello. Come in, come in. It says, "Use the touchscreen to close the doors." So, look, here it says "close doors," I don't know what. Requested by Luis, so this is my taxi. Ta ta. Okay. Close doors and tan, tan, tan. There it is. Oh, okay. And then what? Ah, of course, I have to put on my seatbelt because otherwise it won't move. Okay. Without a seatbelt, the little car doesn't move. So, let's see. There it is. Seatbelt on. Exactly, the car isn't saying anything anymore. You can't start the trip until everyone is buckled up. So, let's see. Aricita, it's done. Willy is done. And what? Now, look, I have to press it to start the ride. So, let's see. Press to start ride. Yes. And uh. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Okay, we're going now. Oh, yes. Wow. You know, it's super cool. It's really good, honestly. It's spacious. It's comfortable, honestly. It feels good, it feels cool. Now, you know what caught my attention? Curious. Look over here. It says here that the airbags are off. Are you seeing that? Ah, so if we crash, we're screwed, right? Yes, we're screwed indeed. If we crash, huh? Let's hope not. Because, I mean, actually crashing in one of these is extremely difficult, because as I tell you, it only goes to 12 points, meaning it's something very, very well programmed, it's not like the Wimo experience that we already tried, which does take you through real streets, even deduces shortcuts, takes turns, I mean, it experiments with new routes, etc., etc. This one doesn't, this one rather has pre-programmed routes for a few places, but let's see, ojo, it's very good. Now let's see what the little car has. In the seat, we have a space to put drinks. Likewise, look at this. This is super cool. Here you can charge your phone wirelessly. Look at that. Ah, it's already charging. Wow. You have two of those spaces on each side. You have, of course, seatbelts. This is a car that was designed to carry four passengers. We also have USB-C chargers for our phones. One per passenger, four in total. And in each passenger's space, there's a small screen where you can see the speed you're going. Look, we're currently going 15 mph. Likewise, there's music that comes here, like, well, it's already programmed, you can press play, etc. You can also connect your music, right? Play the radio, etc., etc., blah, blah. And you can control the climate, look. Ah, you even control it by sides. Ah, okay. That's cool. That's curious. Or personal fan. Like, I can make it stronger. Ah, yes. Look, more air is coming out on this side for me. Wow. Ah, it's super cool, honestly. Super, super cool. And well, over there, that's where the driver should be. Well, there's nothing. Look, it's Yes, no, it's not crazy, right? It's pretty crazy. We have a roof here, like, well, what would we call it? It's not a sunroof, it's a panoramic roof. Uh-huh. And it's cool that you feel like you're on a tour bus, right? Because you see everything through the windows, you can see the whole street, I mean, you have a view everywhere, and you can chat because we are facing you, we are in front. It can be a little dizzying because the car is going that way and we see it backwards from this side, but it's cool because you chat with everyone, so I think it's good. What did you think? Say something. It's weird going backward, that's for sure. And regarding speed, I feel safe, honestly. Like, I mean, we're stopped right now, right? But when it moves, yes, honestly, I feel safe. I think it's cool. It's good. I would say it's about the size of a taxi, like a London taxi or one of those big taxis in Tokyo. More or less those proportions I would give them. Look, I can stretch my legs all the way here without any problem. Ta ta. Yes, it's cool, honestly. And look, the little car has accelerated now. How fast are we going? Ah, we're going 44 mph now. What would that be? About 60 km/h, right? No, it picks up good speed. Wow. And yes, indeed, it is very crazy to think that right now we depend on an algorithm. I mean, you don't depend on whether your driver is tired, whether they know the route, whether they're in a bad mood, in a good mood, whether my buddy is hungover, etc., etc. Those human factors aren't there, but the technological factor is there, that we depend on an algorithm right now, I mean, right now it's a robot that has our lives in its robotic hands. So, look, it's very crazy. I think this whole experience is a lesson that we need to be kind to artificial intelligence and to robots because Uh-huh. I mean, right now you're being very funny, right? With your ChatGPT making jokes. Haha. But man, this thing already has mobility, it already has your life in its hands. So, let's be kind to robots. This is the lesson that your Uncle Luisillo wants to give you today. Be kind to your robot. And in terms of comfort, well, what can I tell you? It's good. It feels like a bus, like a metrobus, like that. They are hard materials, it's not a luxurious comfort experience, but it's good. Here in the head area, it has a very soft mesh. Yes, they are hard materials, they feel resistant, honestly. Ah, and in case you're wondering, it has an emergency button in case, well, anything happens. You have human assistance. Here you can request human assistance. In fact, look, you can press for an emergency stop, you can call a human, you can scan a code, and likewise, the screen tells you the estimated arrival time. In fact, it says now that we are 2 minutes away from arriving. Wow, how exciting. Come on. Okay, it's starting to pull over now. Well, we're arriving at our destination, which was the Hotel Luxor, it said. So, let's see, check this out. We're entering the little island now. Which side will it open on? That's a big question. Look at the screen, it says "We're here just." Uh-huh. And press "open doors." Oh, thank you. Okay, ready. And indeed, the screen tells us. "See you next time." See you next time, robot. Thank you very much. Well, see you next time, robot. Thank you very much. Well, ready, let's not forget any belongings. Thank you, intelligent robotaxi. Until next time. And yes, look, you can tell that everyone wants it, I mean, we get out and right away a guy who's very anxious arrives wanting to get in, because yes, after waiting half an hour, I think everyone is the same. Thank you, beautiful robot. Good experience. Okay. How was the trip? Well, honestly, I'm going to give it its five stars. It was very good. End trip. Okay. Yes. Uh-huh. The app is also good. Yes. And it's cool that now in the hotels, which are the defined points, there are already Uber and Zoox Pickup Zones. Ah, positioning themselves little by little. And let's see, well, overall a very cool, very futuristic experience, honestly, comfortable, good driving, but I will say that it's not efficient, at least not yet. It's extremely slow, extremely complicated, very limited locations, but as I've told you, it's free, right? So, we can't be too picky either. Now it really makes me think, just as I mentioned when we did the Wimo video, Google's version, what happens if one of these cars commits a traffic violation, runs a red light, runs someone over, what do I know. And likewise, today, I think the situation of how you get into a car, how you get out, is still very much in limbo. I mean, right now, we really got out of the car and two users immediately tried to get in, like, yes, people need to know how to use the app well. I saw a video the other day on social media of a girl who opened her Zoox and a homeless person got into the car, I mean, someone who was just wandering the streets got into her car, and then she couldn't get them out, right? There's no driver to tell them, "Get out, man." No, there are indeed many curious, funny little details that we are facing with the arrival of the long-awaited future. Look, now we're seeing a Zoox in trouble because a car is blocking its path, and that Zoox already has to leave, the passengers have already gotten in. What is it going to do? I mean, is it going to reason? Is it going to reverse, or is it going to wait for this car to leave? Because look, I mean, this is a real-life problem. Look, this tourist bus arrived, which clearly has no intention of leaving. Ah, look. Yes, yes, yes, yes. It's thinking. It's reversing. Okay, good. Ah, it reversed. And what is it going to do next? It's taking its time, huh? The little robot is taking its time to know what's going to happen. Okay, robot, we trust you. We trust your robotic decisions. No, it's quite slow. Uh, Wimo, for example, Google's, I feel like it would have already left and would be leaving the parking lot, huh? Ah, look, the tourist car has already left. Ah, look, now the Zoox has said, "Okay, it's my turn." Ah, okay. Goodbye, Zoox. Go safely, go safely, Ari, with the stabilizer. I'm sure it will turn out very well for you. That shot will turn out very well for you, huh? I'm, I'm sure. Thank you. But yes, look, in those kinds of circumstances, you saw it, if the truck moved, the Zoox would have, I think, for a good while. Uh, real-life problems that they undoubtedly still have to figure out, still have to resolve. To do more tests, interact more with the car, and see another unit, I requested another car, which, uff, no kidding, look at this. Just like last time, it took us a while to request it, and once we could request it, look, 28 minutes to get there, right? Well, yes, another half hour to wait, so let's cool off in the air conditioning or whatever. Yes, to get into another one, right? And to do more little tests, otherwise this video will be very, very scarce. Uff! It's so hot outside, no kidding, we went into a bar/casino for a bit to cool off, and well, since there are 20 minutes left until our robotaxi arrives, I'll tell you that active followers of the channel have surely noticed that lately I haven't been very consistent, very disciplined with uploads. I apologize. I have been a bit neglectful of the channel, I have been using my time on other projects. For the last two months, for example, I was filming a movie, which has me very excited, a movie that I'm producing with some partners, which will be very cool. I'm also starting another small project there, so I'm using my time on other projects. I've taken my YouTube channel a bit out of my focus, which isn't cool because it's my most fun work. I love it, I'm passionate about sharing with you, it's super fun. So, yes, from now on, I'm going to try to give it more priority so that we have awesome videos as you are accustomed to here on the channel. And thank you very much for being here, for being present. Cheers. Now let's talk about safety. Really, how safe is this Zoox thing? Well, we should know that Zoox recently completed 1 million miles of training. I mean, its system, its intelligent robotic driver, has driven for over a million miles, which is a lot, yes it is, but it's very little if we consider that, for example, Wimo, the competitor from Google, has driven between 130 and 170 million miles, I mean, they have a lead of over 100 times, right? Without a doubt, Google is currently winning this race to the future, but I think currently it's anyone's battle. May the best one win. Our next Zoox has arrived. How are you, beautiful little robot? It says to wait 5 minutes if you don't arrive on time. Okay, open doors. Of course. How are you, intelligent robot? Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Come on, let's go, let's go, let's go. Very good. Now I'm going to go like this, facing backward. Okay. Close doors. There it is. Here go the doors. Very good, you know, we have to put on our seatbelts. In fact, look at the little screen, it says it, I mean, waiting for the other passengers to put on their seatbelts. Otherwise, you don't move, man. We're ready, robot. Ready. Oh, hi there. Oh, across the chest. Ah, they saw you. Look, Ari, record this. Did you see, Ari, that I didn't have my seatbelt on? Alr. Alr. So, yeah. There we go. Across the chest. Oh, there we go. Thank you very much. So, wow, there's our doubt. Uh, initially I told you, no human intervention, no, there is human intervention because they are watching you, I mean, they are monitoring you all the time. You saw us here messing around. And they tell us like, "Hey, what's up, man? Is it free? Are you going to be doing your antics or what? This is something Mr. Bezos is giving you. We are watching you all the time." And well, yes, I understand what my colleagues, my friends, were saying. Indeed, it does feel strange to be moving backward, it's curious. And well, we wanted to do more tests on this experience, okay? I wanted to do the one about talking to someone from support, which has already happened, we already spoke to someone. And I also wanted to take off my seatbelt during the trip to see what happens. Let's see, I took it off, right? So, let's see what happens. Look, what I'm seeing is that on my little screen, look, it is telling me, "Buckle up, put on." They've already signaled me again. Takes all of it, there it is. No, they are observing you, you see? I mean, I took it off for a little while and it was quickly like, "Hey, man, what's up? Put it on, right?" I mean, no, it's not like that, imagine if someone had an accident in one of these, it would be fatal, fatal news. Now, the next test we wanted to do, which we also did, ah, it's taking some weird turns, right? Ah, like it wasn't getting into a lane. A test we also did with Wimo last year. What happens if, well, you're here with your friends in the car without a driver and you say, "I want to have a drink?" I mean, does the car or customer service call you out, or can you have a drink? You can also light a cigarette, a joint, whatever. Well, who's going to tell you something? Well, we already saw that the people watching you through the camera all the time, but let's see. And I'll take this opportunity to show you, bro. I mean, it was something beautiful. It was something beautiful. We just went to an alcohol store in the hotel where we were waiting to, well, to do this test. And look what I found at the liquor store. Look, look, look. Gran Malo in Las Vegas, bro. No. And in a hotel store. I mean, no, no, no. It's beautiful. I love imagining groups of friends coming for a bachelor party, bachelorette parties who are here having drinks and are going to have their Grand Malo, as pronounced in English, Grand Malo. Dude, it's awesome. It's the bottle in English, right? Honestly, uff, we are very happy with how Gran Malo is arriving here in the United States. And in fact, that's why I'm here in Las Vegas right now, because I came for a press tour. I didn't really come for a party. Right now, we just had a few free hours and we took the opportunity to record this video, but yes, I came for a press tour for this, and yes, I loved seeing it for the first time in real life in a Las Vegas store. Wow. Thank you, thank you very much to everyone who has supported. Gran Malo, Gran Malo, no, seriously, we are very happy. We are very happy. But well. Uh-huh. What happens if I, if I'm here with my buddies, right? Uh, Vegas, let's have a shot of Gran Malo. Will someone call me out or not? Let's see. I emphasize that this is not with the intention of causing problems or anything, it's just to see what happens, right? I mean, because let's be honest, that's what's going to happen. We're in Las Vegas, it's a car without a driver, bro. I mean, things are going to happen in these cars. I mean, someone will eventually think of even making an adult video, I think. No, I think these are things that are going to happen, right? I mean, honestly, I think if they've done it on the Mexico City subway, bro, I mean, dude, it's going to happen in a Zoox, I mean, we agree, right? Uh, Mr. Bezos, things are going to happen in your cars. I hope you know that. Uh, well, let's see. Okay. Okay. So, I'm gonna pour myself a shot of Grand Malo right now. I'll say it in English, right? So they understand me. Yes. Bachelor's party Vegas, baby. Vegas. Vegas. Okay. Ah, cheers, guys. No, well, they haven't called us or anything, huh? No, well, doubt resolved. Yes, you can have a shot of Gran Malo in the Zoox. Don't say I recommended it. I didn't recommend it. Let that be clear. But but you can. Ah, how delicious the Grand Malo is, and it's really good. Mmm. How delicious, how delicious. A marvel, honestly. But well, doubts resolved. Apparently, if you take off your seatbelt, they do call you out and the car even stops. And if you have a drink, well, apparently nothing happens, huh? So, uh, it's cool, it's cool. Well, let's enjoy the rest of the ride, right? Uh, we have 14 minutes left to reach our destination, and yes, I'll say I love that it's all glass, you see, you enjoy the city. At night it must be a nice experience, right? At night it must also be cool. Thank you, intelligent robot, a pleasure. You drove very well. Next time. Next time. Okay, there it is. And ah, look, there are already a lot of people waiting here. Everyone wants to request Zoox now. Well, yes, it's something very cool. Take the next passengers safely. A pleasure, an honor. And honestly, I do wonder if the cars are really driving themselves. Let's see, excuse me for being a bit distrustful, but Amazon has already pulled this on us before, okay? They've already pulled this trick before, telling us, "No, this is something completely technological and it's really humans." I don't know if you remember these very futuristic stores that Amazon had proposed, which I even recorded for the channel once with Willy too, remember? We recorded it in New York for the channel like, dude, the futuristic Amazon stores where you don't have to go to the checkout, they charge you everything automatically with a very complicated algorithm. In the end, it turned out that literally what they were were Amazon centers with a lot of people working, humans, watching through cameras what you picked up and charging you for it. I mean, that's what it turned out to be in the end. So, I don't know if these little cars that tell us, "No, no, no, it's not a robotaxi." It's really a human operating it like a remote-controlled car. I don't know, I mean, I don't know. We don't want to distrust. Hopefully, it's real and it's impressive technology they're giving us, plus it's free, I repeat, but let's give them the benefit of the doubt, okay? Amazon has already pulled this on us before, so let's doubt a little, but at least for now, brutal. Very good. Great investment, Mr. Bezos. Good acquisition. Well, conclusions, Luisillo, Luisittech, Luisito, Technology, what did you think? Honestly, very impressive, huh? I'll say it. It's very impressive. The car is beautiful. I love that it's a car designed from scratch to be a robotaxi. It's not an adapted car. Honestly, impressive technology. I mean, wow, really, applause. Applause to all the people who are dedicating their studies to making these programs, these algorithms. It's incredible. But I will say that they still have a lot, a lot to perfect, a lot to figure out. Uh, yes, yes, it's noticeable that they are still in a trial period, but ojo, that's also why it's free. And that I love, I love that Amazon said, "Okay, we are presenting a technology that still has flaws, it's not that great yet, therefore we are not going to charge for it yet, and once it's more perfected, then we'll start charging the customer." I liked that, honestly. I liked that, and I will say that it's a great project still in progress, okay? Yes, I'll define it. It's a great project still in progress. But well, what do you all think? What did you think? Have you seen anything similar in your cities near where you live? I'll read you down here in the comments. Thank you very much for accompanying me in another edition of Luisito Technology. We'll see you, as always, you know, in a few days with a new video. Goodbye.