# Semi vs Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc) in 2026

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

| Attribute | [Semi](/consumer/models/tesla-semi) | [Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc)](/consumer/models/torc-freightliner-cascadia) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Tesla](/companies/tesla) | [Torc Robotics](/companies/torc-robotics) |
| **Form factor** | truck | truck |
| **Maturity** | commercial | pilot |
| **Availability** | shipping | enterprise |
| **Price** | $150,000-$180,000 (manufacturer target) | Not announced |
| **Capability claims** | 1: highway driving with FSD capabilities (claimed-only) | 1: truck testing on public roads (autonomous) |
| **Brain** | [Tesla FSD-Bot](/brains/tesla-fsd-bot) (foundation-model) | [Torc Virtual Driver](/brains/torc-virtual-driver) (foundation-model) |
| **Verified deployments** | 4 | 3 |
| **Privacy practices** | — | — |
| **Sources on file** | 20 | 14 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/tesla-semi-vs-torc-freightliner-cascadia_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between Semi and Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc)?

Semi and Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc) are both truck 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 Semi or Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc) more autonomous?

Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc) has more capabilities independently verified as autonomous on the DEPLOY registry than Semi. DEPLOY counts a capability as autonomous only when verified at a real deployment, not from a demo or a vendor claim.

### Which has more verified deployments, Semi or Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc)?

Semi has more verified deployments (4) on the DEPLOY registry than Autonomous Freightliner Cascadia (Torc) (3). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.


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