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China has suspended issuing new licenses for level-four autonomous vehicles.
China has suspended issuing new licenses for level-four autonomous vehicles after a Baidu robotaxi incident.
KEY POINTS
- Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis in Wuhan abruptly stopped in March, causing traffic disruptions and collisions.
- Preliminary findings from Wuhan traffic police indicate system malfunctions were responsible for the Baidu incident.
- Authorities have halted Baidu's Wuhan robotaxi operations and initiated a high-level regulatory investigation.
- Rival firms Pony AI and WeRide report their robotaxi operations elsewhere in China remain unaffected.
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