Baidu’s robotaxi breakdown in Wuhan strands riders, raises safety concerns
SCMP Tech / 4/1/2026
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Key Points
- Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxi service in Wuhan experienced a breakdown, with some self-driving cars stopping suddenly and leaving riders stranded.
- The incident is prompting renewed safety concerns about Baidu’s autonomous driving technology and operational reliability.
- The stoppages have been described as a setback for Baidu’s broader ambitions for robotaxi services globally.
- The article frames the event as a significant operational and reputational test for Apollo Go deployments in a real urban environment.
The breakdown of Chinese tech giant Baidu’s autonomous driving vehicles in Wuhan on Tuesday evening affected services and left many passengers stranded on highways with heavy traffic for hours, hurting the company’s autonomous driving ambitions as it moves to expand its robotaxi business globally.
Phone calls for help from affected customers to the traffic police line in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province, surged from 8.57pm, after many Apollo Go robotaxis stopped in the middle of the...
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