Baidu's Apollo Go Robotaxis Stranded Passengers

0:00A bunch of Baidu's Apollo go-robo taxes ground to a halt in central China, stranding passengers right in the middle of the road. Police confirmed it was due to a system malfunction, though they didn't say how many vehicles got hit. Apollo go kicked off paid driverless rides in Beijing back in 2021, and now runs in spots across multiple cities. Baidu's pushing hard to grow, inking deals to put their cars on apps like Lyft and Uber outside China. During media blew up with videos from riders stuck inside, dialing customer service on in-car tablets with no answer. One person posted they were trapped for more than 30 minutes as other cars zoomed past. Police called it a preliminary finding from their probe, but Baidu stayed quiet on the details. The outfit boasts over 500 driverless cars in Wuhan, cranking out 3.4 million rides in the fourth quarter of 2020, 25 up over 200% from the year before. His hiccups highlight the bumps in rolling out Robo Taxis at scale, yet Baidu's momentum keeps the autonomous ride game accelerating full throttle.

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