A “system malfunction” has caused several self-driving robotaxis to stall in the middle of the road in China, police have confirmed, after distressed riders were stranded for hours. “Multiple Apollo Go cars stopped in the middle of the road, unable to move,” police said in a statement on Wednesday, referring to Baidu’s driverless taxi service. “After investigation, preliminary findings suggest the cause was system malfunction.”Baidu has a fleet of more than 500 driverless cars in Wuhan. “I called robotaxi’s customer service, but couldn’t get through at first. More recently, it has announced deals with the rideshare apps Lyft and Uber to deploy its autonomous vehicles on their platforms as it looks to expand its presence outside China.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2026 18:14 UTC