A mass system malfunction caused at least a hundred Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis to stop mid-traffic in Wuhan, with police reporting no injuries and passengers exiting their vehicles safely, though one social media video appeared to show a highway collision.
- Date of incident
- 2026-03-31
- Location
- Wuhan, China
- Model
- Apollo Go
- Sources
- 2
How the event developed
- 2026-04-01Report
A mass system malfunction caused at least a hundred Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis to stop mid-traffic in Wuhan, with police reporting no injuries and passengers exiting their vehicles safely, though one social media video appeared to show a highway collision.
bbc.com - 2026-04-02Follow-up
A system failure caused at least 100 Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis to stall in the middle of roads in Wuhan, China, blocking traffic and leaving some passengers unable to exit for nearly two hours, though no injuries were reported.
cnn.com
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- bbc.comA mass system malfunction caused at least a hundred Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis to stop mid-traffic in Wuhan, with police reporting no injuries and passengers exiting their vehicles safely, though one social media video appeared to show a highway collision.2026-04-01tier 1
- cnn.comA system failure caused at least 100 Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis to stall in the middle of roads in Wuhan, China, blocking traffic and leaving some passengers unable to exit for nearly two hours, though no injuries were reported.2026-04-02tier 2
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