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Apollo RT6 vs Zoox Robotaxi in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Zoox Robotaxi has more verified real-world deployments (19 versus 6) than Apollo RT6 as of 2026; DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Zoox Robotaxi has more verified real-world deployments (19 vs 6).

Attribute	Apollo RT6 View full model page →	Zoox Robotaxi View full model page →
Manufacturer	Baidu	Zoox
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)	Zoox Driving System (foundation-model)
Verified deployments	6	19
Privacy practices	8capture-indicator, location-tracking, location-tracking, third-party-sharing, data-retention, training-data-use, data-deletion-control, third-party-sharing	2third-party-sharing, training-data-use
Sources on file	43	43

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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.

Zoox Robotaxi

Zoox's robotaxi (Zoox is an Amazon subsidiary) is a purpose-built, bidirectional autonomous vehicle built from the ground up with no steering wheel or pedals and carriage-style seating. There is no consumer price: it is a ride service, not a vehicle sold to consumers. The verified-vs-claimed nuance on its maturity: Zoox operates free public demonstration rides in San Francisco (SoMa) and Las Vegas (the Strip) and runs a separate fleet of retrofitted Toyota Highlanders (with human safety operators) for testing, but it is at pilot maturity: the public rides are free demonstrations, not yet an approved, launched, paid commercial service.

It is the purpose-built-pilot point of the robotaxi spectrum, distinct from Waymo's verified-commercial service.

Common questions

How do Apollo RT6 and Zoox Robotaxi differ?

What is the difference between Apollo RT6 and Zoox Robotaxi?

Apollo RT6 and Zoox 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 Zoox Robotaxi more autonomous?

Apollo RT6 and Zoox 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 Zoox Robotaxi?

Zoox Robotaxi has more verified deployments (19) 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

Zoox CEO backs tougher robotaxi rules after Las Vegas fire incidentZoox Robotaxi · Las Vegas Review-Journal · 2026-08-14
Zoox CEO says autonomous vehicles need regulation after robotaxi drove into Las Vegas fire sceneZoox Robotaxi · foxbusiness.com · 2026-08-11
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

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