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
- 3
How the event developed
- 2026-04-01Report
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.
theguardian.com - 2026-04-01Follow-up
Over 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.
nypost.com - 2026-04-01Follow-up
Baidu'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.
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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.2026-04-01tier 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.2026-04-01tier 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.2026-04-01tier 2
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