Baidu’s Apollo Go Robotaxis Stall in China’s Wuhan
Corroborated by 6 sources from 6 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to cnbc.com, baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis reportedly stopped mid-traffic, trapping passengers and resulting in highway collisions on the streets of the Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday, according to videos shared on social media.
Sources
1
Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/robotaxi-outage-in-china-leaves-passengers-stuck-in-cars-on-highways
2
Dow Jones World News
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/baidus-apollo-go-robotaxis-stall-in-chinas-wuhan-a9b143ad
3
CNBC 10000101
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/01/baidu-robotaxis-caused-crashes-in-wuhan-reports.html
4
The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/905012/baidu-apollo-robotaxi-freeze-china
5
ABC News Technology Headlines
https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/passengers-stranded-moving-traffic-after-robotaxi-outage-chinas-131605532
6
BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge91r9j80o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS
7
BBC News (World)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge91r9j80o?at_campaign=rss&at_medium=RSS