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Apollo RT6 vs Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi vs Robotaxi GXR in 2026

Comparing 3 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

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Apollo RT6 (Baidu). Image by S5A-0043, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata Q135645517). Re-hosted on the DEPLOY blob store from the Commons original.
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Pony.ai set to further open China's autonomous-driving frontier
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Robotaxi GXR (WeRide). Image by Kk0521, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Commons file search). Re-hosted on the DEPLOY blob store from the Commons original.
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ManufacturerBaiduPony AIWeRide
Form factoravavav
Maturitycommercialcommercialcommercial
Autonomy✓ 1 verified autonomous✓ 1 verified autonomous✓ 1 verified autonomous
Availabilityinternal-onlyenterpriseinternal-onlyenterpriseinternal-onlyenterprise
Price$37,000 (manufacturer target)Not announcedNot announced
Capability claims
  • Transports passengers (autonomous, verified)
  • Transports passengers (autonomous, verified)
  • Transports passengers (autonomous, verified)
Brain
Verified deployments675
Privacy practices8capture-indicator, location-tracking, location-tracking, third-party-sharing, data-retention, training-data-use, data-deletion-control, third-party-sharing—9capture-indicator, data-retention, location-tracking, third-party-sharing, data-deletion-control, bystander-recording, cloud-upload, data-sale, biometric-storage
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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.

Robotaxi GXR

WeRide's Robotaxi GXR is a mass-produced, purpose-built robotaxi launched in October 2024 on Geely Farizon's SuperVAN platform. There is no consumer price: it is a robotaxi service vehicle, not sold to consumers. It began fully-driverless commercial operations in Beijing in early 2025 and Guangzhou in August 2025, and operates fully-driverless commercial service in Guangzhou, Beijing, and Abu Dhabi, with public passenger services in Dubai and Riyadh; WeRide and Geely Farizon have committed to delivering 2,000 GXRs for large-scale global commercialization.

WeRide is NASDAQ-listed (WRD), giving its disclosures a stronger public-company verification posture than private operators. It is a Chinese commercial anchor of the robotaxi cluster with notable Middle East reach.

Common questions

What is the difference between Apollo RT6, Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi, and Robotaxi GXR?
Apollo RT6, Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi, and Robotaxi GXR are all 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.

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