Chart · as of July 2026
The Hype Gap Quadrant
Verified reality against media attention, as form-factor percentiles. A dot above the parity line draws more attention than its verified footprint supports. The verified axis is the part no one else can compute.
As of July 2026, among 35 verified AVs, the widest Hype Gap belongs to Cybercab: attention at the 99th percentile against reality at the 13th, a gap of +85.7.
The clearest reality-and-attention balance is Waymo Driver (6th gen) (99th reality, 87th attention).
Autoware operates more than it is covered (gap -65.7).
The data
| # | model | Reality | Attention | Hype Gap | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cybercab | 13th | 99th | +85.7 | Famous, unproven |
| 2 | PlusDrive | 13th | 90th | +77.1 | Famous, unproven |
| 3 | Motional IONIQ 5 Robotaxi | 13th | 79th | +65.7 | Famous, unproven |
| 4 | Gatik Autonomous Drive | 13th | 61st | +48.5 | Famous, unproven |
| 5 | Cruise Origin | 13th | 53rd | +40 | Famous, unproven |
| 6 | AutoX RoboTaxi | 13th | 41st | +28.5 | Famous, unproven |
| 7 | Mobileye Drive | 39th | 67th | +28.5 | Famous, unproven |
| 8 | Verne Robotaxi | 13th | 36th | +22.8 | Famous, unproven |
| 9 | Avride Robotaxi (Hyundai Ioniq 5) | 34th | 56th | +21.4 | Famous, unproven |
| 10 | Nuro R2 | 67th | 81st | +14.3 | The real deal |
| 11 | Momenta Robotaxi | 13th | 24th | +11.4 | Emerging |
| 12 | Aurora Driver | 59th | 70th | +11.4 | The real deal |
| 13 | Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y ADS) | 87th | 96th | +8.6 | The real deal |
| 14 | VW ID. Buzz AD | 44th | 50th | +5.7 | Emerging |
| 15 | Didi Robotaxi | 29th | 33rd | +4.3 | Emerging |
| 16 | Robotaxi GXR | 63rd | 64th | +1.4 | The real deal |
| 17 | Ojai | 93rd | 93rd | +0 | The real deal |
| 18 | Aurora | 47th | 47th | +0 | Emerging |
| 19 | Apollo RT6 | 73rd | 73rd | +0 | The real deal |
| 20 | EZ10 | 13th | 10th | -2.9 | Emerging |
| 21 | ID. Buzz AD | 29th | 19th | -10 | Emerging |
| 22 | Zoox Robotaxi | 96th | 84th | -11.4 | The real deal |
| 23 | Nuro Autonomous Prius | 50th | 39th | -11.4 | Emerging |
| 24 | Waymo Driver (6th gen) | 99th | 87th | -11.5 | The real deal |
| 25 | Nuro R3 | 90th | 76th | -14.3 | The real deal |
| 26 | Cruise AV (Chevrolet Bolt) | 73rd | 59th | -14.3 | The real deal |
| 27 | ROii | 53rd | 21st | -31.5 | Quietly real |
| 28 | Zeekr RT (Ojai) | 34th | 1st | -32.9 | Quietly real |
| 29 | Pony Gen-7 Robotaxi | 79th | 44th | -34.3 | Quietly real |
| 30 | Driven-by-QCraft | 41st | 6th | -35.7 | Quietly real |
| 31 | Tensor Robocar | 56th | 13th | -42.8 | Quietly real |
| 32 | EZ10 | 73rd | 27th | -45.8 | Quietly real |
| 33 | May Mobility Autonomous Sienna | 84th | 30th | -54.3 | Quietly real |
| 34 | Argo AI Self-Driving System | 63rd | 6th | -57.2 | Quietly real |
| 35 | Autoware | 81st | 16th | -65.7 | Quietly real |
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