A significant incident involving Baidu's robotaxi service occurred in Wuhan, where more than 100 driverless vehicles became immobilized due to a sudden “system malfunction.” This unexpected outage left several passengers stranded in the middle of traffic, raising alarms about the safety and reliability of autonomous vehicle technology. According to Chinese police and media reports, the malfunction was significant enough to disrupt operations at one of the largest robotics services in a major urban area. The incident was confirmed by police who stated that passengers experienced the cessation of their journeys after the vehicles abruptly stopped. One individual reported that their... [Continue Reading]