Wednesday, April 1, 2026

"Baidu robotaxi outage in Wuhan caused by 'system failure', police say"

This Wuhan, I have heard of it. 

From Reuters, March 31: 

A "system failure" caused a robotaxi outage involving multiple vehicles operated by Baidu's Apollo Go ​in central Chinese city of Wuhan, local police said on Wednesday, ‌re-igniting safety concerns over the fast-growing service.
 
Police received reports late on Tuesday that numerous Apollo Go cars had stopped in the middle of roads and were unable to move, ​according to an official statement. 
Passengers were able to exit the vehicles ​safely and there were no injuries, police said.
The cause of ⁠the incident is still under investigation.
 
At least 100 Apollo Go vehicles were ​affected, a traffic police officer said in a video published by Shanghai-based ​news outlet The Paper. The officer added that while the car doors could be opened, some passengers were hesitant to get out because of heavy traffic and called police ​for assistance....
....MORE 
 
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