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Apollo RT6 vs Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi has more verified real-world deployments (7 versus 6) than Apollo RT6 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi has more verified real-world deployments (7 vs 6).

Attribute	Apollo RT6 View full model page →	Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi View full model page →
Manufacturer	Baidu	Pony AI
Form factor	av	av
Maturity	commercial	commercial
Autonomy	✓ 1 verified autonomous	✓ 1 verified autonomous
Availability	internal-onlyenterprise	internal-onlyenterprise
Price	$37,000 (manufacturer target)	Not announced
Capability claims	Transports passengers (autonomous, verified)	Transports passengers (autonomous, verified)
Brain	Apollo ADFM (Baidu) (foundation-model)	PonyWorld (Pony.ai Virtual Driver) (world-model)
Verified deployments	6	7
Privacy practices	8capture-indicator, location-tracking, location-tracking, third-party-sharing, data-retention, training-data-use, data-deletion-control, third-party-sharing	—
Sources on file	43	27

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Editorial summaries

Apollo RT6

Baidu's Apollo RT6 is the company's sixth-generation autonomous robotaxi: a purpose-built battery-electric vehicle (a cross between an SUV and a minivan, with a detachable steering wheel) on Baidu's Apollo Galaxy / Xinghe self-driving platform, powering the Apollo Go fully-driverless commercial ride-hailing service across Chinese cities and some international markets. There is no consumer price: it is a robotaxi service vehicle, not sold to consumers.

Baidu manufactures it without relying on a third-party automaker at roughly 204,600 RMB (about $28,600) per vehicle, about half the cost of the prior generation: a verified per-vehicle build cost (from Baidu's disclosures), not a consumer price. It is one of the Chinese commercial-at-scale anchors of the robotaxi cluster.

Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi

Pony AI's seventh-generation robotaxi launched into fully-driverless commercial service in November 2025 across Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing. There is no consumer price: it is a robotaxi service vehicle, not sold to consumers. It is built on a 100% automotive-grade autonomous-driving kit designed for a 600,000-km product lifecycle, with bill-of-materials cost reduced about 70% versus prior generations, and is produced in partnership with Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC).

Pony AI is NASDAQ-listed (PONY), which gives its disclosures a stronger public-company verification posture than private Chinese operators. It is a Chinese commercial-at-scale anchor of the robotaxi cluster.

Common questions

How do Apollo RT6 and Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi differ?

What is the difference between Apollo RT6 and Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi?

Apollo RT6 and Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi are both av robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.

Is Apollo RT6 or Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi more autonomous?

Apollo RT6 and Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi have a comparable number of capabilities independently verified as autonomous on the DEPLOY registry. The table shows each capability's verified-vs-claimed status.

Which has more verified deployments, Apollo RT6 or Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi?

Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi has more verified deployments (7) on the DEPLOY registry than Apollo RT6 (6). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Recent coverage

Kuaishou Spins Off Kling AI With $3B Funding Round, Tencent Alibaba and Baidu Join as InvestorsApollo RT6 · Pandaily · 2026-07-04
China's Domestic AI Compute Revolution Reaches a Tipping PointApollo RT6 · Pandaily · 2026-07-03
TechCrunch Mobility: A new robotaxi scorecard shows China's dominancePony Gen-7 Robotaxi · TechCrunch – Transportation · 2026-06-21
Pony AI raises 2026 Robotaxi revenue targets to 3.5x 2025 levelPony Gen-7 Robotaxi · Ben Smith, Deploy Editor · 2026-06-15

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