# Waymo Driver (6th gen) vs XPENG Robotaxi in 2026

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

| Attribute | [Waymo Driver (6th gen)](/consumer/models/waymo-driver-gen6) | [XPENG Robotaxi](/consumer/models/xpeng-robotaxi) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Manufacturer** | [Waymo](/companies/waymo) | [XPeng Robotics](/companies/xpeng-robotics) |
| **Form factor** | av | av |
| **Maturity** | commercial | research |
| **Availability** | enterprise | enterprise |
| **Price** | $10-$20 (actual sale price) | Not announced |
| **Capability claims** | 1: Transports passengers (autonomous) | 1: Transports passengers (claimed-only) |
| **Brain** | [Waymo Driver](/brains/waymo-driver) (foundation-model) | [VLT (XPENG VLA / VLA 2.0)](/brains/vlt) (foundation-model) |
| **Verified deployments** | 15 | 0 |
| **Privacy practices** | 11: capture-indicator, training-data-use, location-tracking, data-sale, training-data-use, location-tracking, capture-indicator, data-sale, third-party-sharing, data-retention, data-deletion-control | 7: location-tracking, biometric-storage, third-party-sharing, data-retention, cloud-upload, data-deletion-control, data-sale |
| **Sources on file** | 66 | 7 |

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/compare/waymo-driver-gen6-vs-xpeng-robotaxi_

## Common questions

### What is the difference between Waymo Driver (6th gen) and XPENG Robotaxi?

Waymo Driver (6th gen) and XPENG 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 Waymo Driver (6th gen) or XPENG Robotaxi more autonomous?

Waymo Driver (6th gen) has more capabilities independently verified as autonomous on the DEPLOY registry than XPENG Robotaxi. 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, Waymo Driver (6th gen) or XPENG Robotaxi?

Waymo Driver (6th gen) has more verified deployments (15) on the DEPLOY registry than XPENG Robotaxi (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.


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