Several Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxis Freeze In China, Raising Concerns About AV Safety: Report

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Multiple Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) Apollo Go Robotaxis reportedly froze in China’s Wuhan, sparking concerns about the safety of Robotaxis and autonomous vehicles around the world today.

Baidu Robotaxi Outage

On Tuesday, multiple Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxis were hit by a system outage that suddenly stopped the Robotaxis in their tracks in Wuhan, located in China’s Hubei Province, according to a statement by local authorities.

Baidu didn’t immediately respond to Benzinga‘s request for comment.

The incident left passengers stranded and a purported video of the crash shared by user Zeyi Yang on X showcased a car crashing into an Apollo Go Robotaxi on a highway.

NEW: Dozens of robotaxis by Baidu stopped on the road in Wuhan, causing crashes on highways and trapping passengers in the cars—some for more than an hour. One passenger told me it took her 30 minutes to even connect to a customer representative.

Here’s a video of a crash. …

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