SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Zoox is expanding its robotaxi service in San Francisco and will begin testing in two other cities, the company announced Tuesday. In what the autonomous taxi company is calling a "milestone moment," Zoox announced plans to expand service in SF and Las Vegas and to begin test ing in Austin and Miami. Epic Games layoffs: Fortnite developer cuts 1,000 jobs "Together, these developments represent our most important service expansion yet, and another step toward bringing Zoox to more riders across the country," Zoox said in a statement Tuesday. Photo: Zoox In San Francisco, Zoox will be quadrupling service. Beginning this spring, Zoox Explorers -- those who've opted in to ride for free and provide feedback -- will see service expanded to much of the eastern half of SF. Zoox driverless taxi service will be made available in the Marina, North Beach, Chinatown, Pacific Heights, and the Marina. The company also hopes to add more riders to the program. "With this quadrupling of our SF geofence, we are excited to continue to welcome more riders from our waitlist to experience Zoox in San Francisco as we prepare for launch," the company said. “This expansion marks a significant step forward for Zoox and is driven by the insights from our early deployments,” said Aicha Evans, CEO. “This is our year of growth. We are actively implementing learnings to confidently and safely scale our robotaxi service across the country and bring our differentiated experience to even more riders.” Zoox is initially rolling out its expanded service in SF and Vegas to employees before offering it to the public later this spring. ...read more read less