AutonomousMedium
Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxis Stopped in Traffic During Reported System Failure in Wuhan, Stranding Some Passengers
- Occurred
- Mar 31, 2026
- Published
- Apr 1, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
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.
Developers
- Baidu
- Apollo
Deployers
- Baidu
- Apollo Go
Harmed parties
- Road users in Wuhan, China
- Road users
- Apollo Go passengers
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Autonomous vehicle system failure caused traffic disruption and stranded passengers without injuries.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8