- More than 100 robotaxis operated by Baidu unexpectedly stopped in fast-moving traffic in Wuhan, China, due to a "system malfunction", according to police and media reports.
- Passengers were left stranded, with some reporting that their vehicles halted after turning a corner and displayed a message about a driving system malfunction.
- While some passengers managed to exit their vehicles, others were afraid to leave their robotaxis, which had stopped in the middle lane of a busy ring road.
- Police began receiving reports of the halted taxis around 9 p.m., and media reports indicated multiple people required rescue, though no injuries were reported.
- This incident marks the first reported mass shutdown of robotaxis in China, occurring as Baidu expands its Apollo Go robotaxi service internationally.
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