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Incident 1460: Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxis Stopped in Traffic During Reported System Failure in Wuhan, Stranding Some Passengers

Description: Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service in Wuhan experienced a reported system failure that left multiple vehicles stopped in live traffic, including on elevated roads, and stranded some passengers until police and company personnel responded. At least 100 vehicles were reportedly affected. Police said no injuries were reported.

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Alleged: Baidu and Apollo developed an AI system deployed by Baidu and Apollo Go, which harmed Road users in Wuhan, China , Road users and Apollo Go passengers.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Baidu autonomous driving system , Apollo Go robotaxi system and Apollo Go autonomous vehicles

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1460
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2026-03-31
Editors
Daniel Atherton

Incident Reports

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Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways
Did the Wuhan-based "Radish Express" service completely "crash"? Multiple passengers reported being trapped on elevated roads or main highways; traffic police issued a statement.
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Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways

Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways

wired.com

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Several "Radish Express" vehicles suddenly stopped. Wuhan traffic police: Preliminary judgment is a system malfunction; no one was injured.

Several "Radish Express" vehicles suddenly stopped. Wuhan traffic police: Preliminary judgment is a system malfunction; no one was injured.

jiemian.com

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Did the Wuhan-based "Radish Express" service completely "crash"? Multiple passengers reported being trapped on elevated roads or main highways; traffic police issued a statement.

Did the Wuhan-based "Radish Express" service completely "crash"? Multiple passengers reported being trapped on elevated roads or main highways; traffic police issued a statement.

thepaper.cn

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Robotaxi Outage in China Leaves Passengers Stranded on Highways
wired.com · 2026

An unknown technical problem caused a number of robotaxis owned by the Chinese tech giant Baidu to freeze on Tuesday in the middle of traffic, trapping some passengers in the vehicles for more than an hour.

In Wuhan, a city in central China…

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Several "Radish Express" vehicles suddenly stopped. Wuhan traffic police: Preliminary judgment is a system malfunction; no one was injured.
jiemian.com · 2026
AI Translated

Early morning of April 1st, Wuhan traffic police reported that starting at 8:57 PM on March 31st, the 122 emergency call center received numerous reports from the public that several "Radish Express" vehicles were stopped in the middle of t…

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Did the Wuhan-based "Radish Express" service completely "crash"? Multiple passengers reported being trapped on elevated roads or main highways; traffic police issued a statement.
thepaper.cn · 2026
AI Translated

Around 9 PM on March 31st, multiple netizens with IP addresses from Hubei posted that the Wuhan-based "Radish Express" service had collectively crashed, with several passengers reporting being stranded on elevated roads or main highways. T…

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