Sustainability isn’t just important at Zoox: it’s a core part of why we’re here. Even our name points to this. ‘Zoox’ comes from ‘zooxanthellae’: tiny, algae-like organisms, powered by the sun, that support the biodiversity of coral reef ecosystems. It’s a great metaphor for the relationship we see Zoox having with cities, people, and our environment. This Earth Day, we want to explain the journey we’re taking to support a gradual shift from today’s reliance onPrivate car ownership to a cleaner transportation system of shared, all-electric, ride-hailing vehicles. Gas-poweredPrivate cars don’t make sense for our environment—or our future. Consider a few eye-opening facts: A quarter of US air pollution is caused by transportation (Source: EPA, 2018) Globally, transportation accounts for a quarter of CO2 emissions. (Source: BBC, 2020) We only use our cars 4% of the time, leaving them to depreciate on driveways for the other 96% (Source: Fortune, 2016) And while switching to hybrid or all-electric vehicles can help cut emissions, it doesn’t solve all of these problems. As each Zoox vehicle is all-electric, it produces less emissions than gas-powered vehicles. But by starting from the ground up, we wanted to go further.