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City of Zhuzhou in Hunan Suspended Hellobike Robotaxi Service After Vehicle Struck Two Pedestrians
- Occurred
- Dec 6, 2025
- Published
- Jun 8, 2026
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A Hellobike robotaxi reportedly struck two people near a pedestrian crossing in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on December 6, 2025. One victim was trapped beneath the vehicle until bystanders and police lifted it, and both were taken to a hospital. Authorities suspended Hellobike's local robotaxi service, while police later collected evidence from the company and commissioned technical testing of the vehicle. The service has remained suspended.
Developers
- Baidu
- Automated driving system developers
Deployers
- Robotaxi operators
- Hello Inc. (formerly Hellobike)
- Automated driving system deployers
Harmed parties
- Road users
- Pedestrians
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Autonomous robotaxi struck pedestrians causing injuries, leading to service suspension and police investigation.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8