(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.