Waymo ranks 7 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; GAC Group ranks 34 with 85. GAC Group is ahead on production and commercials. Waymo is ahead on technology, positioning and leverage. Level on deployment, progress and firepower. GAC Group is based in Guangzhou, China, Waymo in Mountain View, United States. GAC Group: Established. Waymo: Private, founded 2016. GAC Group is named in 23 signals and Waymo in 331.
GAC develops and mass-produces the GAC Gen-7 robotaxi for autonomous-driving and robotaxi fleet deployments.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
GAC Group (Guangzhou Automobile Group) is a large state-owned Chinese automaker whose EV subsidiary GAC AION is a lead OEM partner in China's robotaxi push and which also develops the in-house GoMate humanoid robot. On robotaxi it runs a 50/50 JV with DiDi Autonomous Driving (Guangzhou Andi Technology) that delivered the mass-produced R2 robotaxi at the GAC AION plant on Jan-23-2026 and secured road-test permits in Guangzhou and Beijing, and it also supplies Pony.ai's Gen-7 platform. Its distinguishing point is scaled automotive manufacturing feeding L4 robotaxi programs; the open question is whether these move from pilots/road tests to profitable commercial fleets.
23 signals name GAC Group.
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Waymo develops and operates autonomous robotaxis, including its own self-driving system and commercial fleets serving riders across multiple cities.
Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.
Waymo (Alphabet) is the US robotaxi leader with a fleet of ~3,000-4,000 vehicles over 1,400+ sq mi, running 500,000+ paid rides a week by March 2026 (10x in two years, across 11 cities) and 20M+ lifetime trips, targeting 1M rides a week by year-end. It raised $16B at a $126B valuation in February 2026, is expanding to London and Tokyo in 2026, and claims 90% fewer serious crashes. Revenue is undisclosed (estimated ~$500M annualized at ~$20 a ride).
331 signals name Waymo.
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Waymo ranks 7 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; GAC Group ranks 34 with 85. GAC Group is ahead on production and commercials. Waymo is ahead on technology, positioning and leverage. Level on deployment, progress and firepower. GAC Group is based in Guangzhou, China, Waymo in Mountain View, United States. GAC Group: Established. Waymo: Private, founded 2016. GAC Group is named in 23 signals and Waymo in 331.
Waymo ranks 7 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 94; GAC Group ranks 34 with 85. GAC Group is ahead on production and commercials. Waymo is ahead on technology, positioning and leverage. Level on deployment, progress and firepower. GAC Group is based in Guangzhou, China, Waymo in Mountain View, United States. GAC Group: Established. Waymo: Private, founded 2016. GAC Group is named in 23 signals and Waymo in 331. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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