May 7 (Reuters) - Amazon's ( AMZN ) self-driving

start-up Zoox will scale up production next year as it

accelerates plans for a commercial rollout of its fleet of

robotaxis in the U.S., the Financial Times reported on

Wednesday.

The company will open a new site in California's Bay Area to

expand its footprint beyond a current small production facility

in Fremont, Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson told the newspaper.