PhD Research Intern, Object Detection and Tracking

About Zoox

Zoox is transforming mobility with fully autonomous, electric vehicles designed from the ground up for a driverless future. Our mission is to make transportation safer, more sustainable, and accessible to everyone. At Zoox, innovation, collaboration, and a bold vision for the future drive everything we do.

About Our Internship Program

Zoox’s internship program offers hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology, mentorship from some of the industry’s brightest minds, and the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to real projects. We seek interns who demonstrate strong academic performance, engagement beyond the classroom, intellectual curiosity, and a genuine interest in Zoox’s mission.

Project Overview

Interns on this team will have the opportunity to develop state-of-the-art agent policies at the forefront of autonomy research, while contributing to work with strong potential for publication. You’ll partner closely with experienced researchers to tackle a high-impact, open research problem that is directly relevant to the team’s roadmap.

This role offers a rare combination of deep research and real-world impact—with a clear path for your work to transition from novel ideas into production systems within the simulation stack that validates Zoox’s autonomous driving software.