Waymo Driver
Lidar-camera-radar autonomy running paid rides with no safety driver across several US metros.
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Waymo Driver vs Phoenix
Waymo Driver (Waymo) and Phoenix (Sanctuary AI) both sit in Robotics. Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Waymo Driver Waymo | Phoenix Sanctuary AI |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Robotics | Robotics |
| Version | Waymo Driver | Phoenix |
| Entry cost | Pricing is not published. Waymo operates as an autonomous ride-hailing service with fares varying by trip. | Pricing is not public; commercial inquiries only. |
| Pricing tiers | Waymo App Download free | — |
| Model stack | EMMA · EMMA (End-to-End Multimodal Model for Autonomous Driving) · EMMA (End-to-End Multimodal Model) · Gemini-derived research models · S4-Driver · Waymo Driver · Waymo Foundation Model | Carbon control system · Phoenix AI · Phoenix AI Control System · Physical AI |
| Context window | — | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 7 | 7 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Fully driverless rides, Lidar + camera + radar, Freeway operation, Airport service, Autonomous driving, Behavior prediction, Perception, Planning | 20-DoF hands, Hydraulic actuation, Teleop data collection, Physical AI, Dexterous manipulation, Tactile sensors, Hydraulic hands, Reinforcement learning |
Phoenix
Hydraulic humanoid with high-dexterity hands, trained via its Carbon control system and human teleoperation data.
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