The Divergence of Sino-US Autonomous Driving: Overseas Authoritative Indices Reveal the Real Gap in the Track The latest four real - time indices of the Road to Autonomy are out. In the manned Robotaxi race, Waymo leads slightly, while in the unmanned delivery RoboVan race, Chinese companies have achieved a global counter - overtaking. Neolix tops the delivery robot list, and Meituan remains firmly in the forefront. Their commercialization and implementation capabilities have been recognized by overseas institutions. However, behind the impressive implementation data, the structural gaps in underlying technology, long - term R & D, and global rule - making power cannot be ignored. The autonomous driving industry has long lacked a neutral, dynamic evaluation system based on real - world operation data. Most companies' external publicity focuses on test mileage and demonstration videos. There is little horizontal comparison of hard - core indicators such as commercial orders, cross - regional operations, and safety compliance. The industry comparison has always been plagued by information asymmetry. In June 2026, the US industrial research institution Autnmy AI updated its full set of real - time indices of the Road to Autonomy. This set of indices was built by Grayson Brulte, the proposer of the "Autonomous Economy" theory, and the data is calculated by S&P Dow Jones. It is updated dynamically every 12 hours. All scores are based on regulatory disclosures of various countries, corporate financial reports, and compliance operation records, without relying on self - reported promotional materials from manufacturers. Overseas media such as Bloomberg and TechCrunch have long cited its list as a benchmark for industry observation. The entire set of indices is divided into four major races: manned Robotaxi, last - mile unmanned delivery RoboVan, long - haul heavy trucks, and intelligent driving software licensing. The list shows a