Amazon's answer to autonomous vehicles will soon begin roaming around Atlanta. Why it matters: Atlanta is a "growing tech hub" where demand for ride-hailing services is growing, Zoox said Tuesday in its press release announcing the expansion.

It's the Amazon-owned company's seventh test market, with plans to start autonomous driving there this summer.

Amazon's autonomous vehicle unit Zoox is about to start testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta, Georgia, a precursor to eventually offering public