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Robotaxi rankings show Waymo lead, China's rise
A new index from Autnmy AI uses a proprietary AI algorithm to try to measure what's really happening in AVs amid all the noise.
TL;DR
- A new index from Autnmy AI, The Road to Autonomy Indices, ranks autonomous vehicle companies based on commercialization and revenue.
- Waymo is ranked first among robotaxi companies, followed by Baidu's Apollo Go, Pony.ai, and WeRide, all Chinese companies.
- Tesla and Zoox lag behind the top Chinese robotaxi companies in the rankings.
- The index heavily weights commercial operations generating revenue, not demos or pilots with safety drivers.
- Chinese companies are noted for their scaling of paid robotaxi services globally.
- Other indices show Kodiak AI leading autonomous truck operators, Applied Intuition for AV licensing, and Starship Technologies for delivery robots.