Mass robotaxi outage leaves passengers stranded on busy roads in Chinese city

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBaidu launched its Apollo Go driverless taxi service in Wuhan, China, in February 2024 (Baidu)More than 100 robotaxis operated by Baidu unexpectedly stopped in fast-moving traffic in Wuhan, China, due to a "system malfunction", according to police and media reports. Passengers were left stranded, with some reporting that their vehicles halted after turning a corner and displayed a message about a driving system malfunction. While some passengers managed to exit their vehicles, others were afraid to leave their robotaxis, which had stopped in the middle lane of a busy ring road. Police began receiving reports of the halted taxis around 9 p.m., and media reports indicated multiple people required rescue, though no injuries were reported. This incident marks the first reported mass shutdown of robotaxis in China, occurring as Baidu expands its Apollo Go robotaxi service internationally. In fullPassengers stranded in moving traffic after robotaxi outage in China's WuhanThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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