Amazon’s Zoox plans to launch its commercial ride service in Las Vegas later this year, with cities like Atlanta, San Francisco and Austin to follow. And its custom-designed car stands out from competitors: It has no steering wheel, pedals or external mirrors, but it does include sliding doors similar to those of subway trains, and can operate bidirectionally. Even though Zoox’s vehicle costs more than a typical electric car, its key to profitability is a long service life and the ability to provide dozens of rides a day, according to CEO Aicha Evans.

As it scales up production, Zoox already appears to be closer to Waymo than Tesla, which faces criticism over safety.

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MORE: Democrats and some Republicans criticized the operation, arguing such a military action without Congress’ approval was unconstitutional, while international leaders have widely called for deescalation, including criticism from Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the time of writing early Monday, Israel had launched a fresh wave of strikes on Tehran and other targeted sites.

Cancer diagnostics company Caris Life Sciences debuted on the Nasdaq last week, minting its founder David Dean Halbert a new billionaire, with an estimated net worth of at least $3.3 billion. The company, which uses gene sequencing, AI and machine learning to detect and monitor disease, is one of the largest life sciences companies to go public in a tough market this year.

As Scale AI’s bombshell deal with Meta continues to reverberate across the industry, a familiar giant is stepping into the data-labeling void: Uber. The ride-hailing behemoth told Forbes last week that its flexible, on-demand work model “extends itself really well to this business of digital tasks,” and it plans to differentiate itself from rivals by way of automation.