More than 100 of the Baidu driverless vehicles stopped running because of a system malfunction

All of Baidu's robotaxis in Wuhan were disabled simultaneously, showing both a single point of failure and a disturbing level of centralized control.

A suspected system failure froze Baidu’s robotaxis across Wuhan, trapping passengers and reportedly causing traffic disruptions and crashes.

Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis stopped mid-traffic in a Chinese city on Tuesday, leading to at least one highway collision, according to social media.

Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.

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More than 100 of the Baidu driverless vehicles stopped running because of a system malfunction

Distressed riders who were stranded for hours say Apollo Go customer service agents offered ‘useless platitudes’

On Wednesday, the Wuhan Municipal Public Security Bureau’s Traffic Management Bureau issued a police report stating that beginning at 20:57 on March 31,