A system malfunction caused multiple Baidu Apollo Go driverless robotaxis to stall in the middle of roads in Wuhan, leaving passengers stranded for hours, with police confirming the incident after receiving numerous calls on Tuesday night.
- Date of incident
- 2026-03-31
- Location
- Wuhan, China
- Model
- Apollo Go
- Sources
- 7
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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.
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- theguardian.comA system malfunction caused multiple Baidu Apollo Go driverless robotaxis to stall in the middle of roads in Wuhan, leaving passengers stranded for hours, with police confirming the incident after receiving numerous calls on Tuesday night.2026-04-01copy 2026-10-14tier 1
- nypost.comOver 100 Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis suffered a system malfunction on a Tuesday night in Wuhan, China, stalling on busy roads including elevated highways and stranding passengers, with at least one collision also occurring.2026-04-01copy 2026-10-19tier 2
- carnewschina.comBaidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service experienced a widespread system failure on the evening of March 31, 2026, leaving numerous passengers stranded for up to two hours on elevated highways and main thoroughfares in Wuhan, with at least one rear-end collision reported.2026-04-01copy 2026-10-14tier 2
- 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.2026-04-01copy 2026-10-31tier 1
- scmp.comMultiple Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis stopped suddenly on elevated expressways in Wuhan on Tuesday evening, stranding passengers in heavy traffic for hours and causing several rear-end collisions, though no casualties were reported.2026-04-01copy 2026-10-31tier 2
- abc.net.auA system malfunction caused more than 100 Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis to stall on busy roads in Wuhan, China, stranding passengers and causing traffic chaos with no injuries reported.2026-04-01copy 2026-10-30tier 2
- 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.2026-04-02copy 2026-10-31tier 2
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