Baidu's Robotaxis Grind to Halt in Wuhan

0:00On April 1st, over 100 driverless Robotaxis, ground to a halt right in the middle of busy Wuhan streets on Tuesday, stranding passengers due to. A system glitch, these Baidu operated rise just froze up mid-traffic, blocking lanes and causing chaos, but luckily no one got hurt. Baidu runs hundreds of these autonomous cabs in Wuhan as part of an early test program, marking China's first big mass shutdown like this. The company is pushing hard into global markets, with plans to roll out in the UK this year, and trials lined up with Uber and Lyft. Passengers describe tense moments, like one ride stopping cold after a turn, with the screen flashing a message about a driving malfunction in staff, arriving in five minutes. Some folks bailed out quick, but others stayed put, too scared to step into speeding traffic on either side. This echoes a December power outage that halted waymost self-driving fleet in San Francisco, following these tech kick-ups aren't isolated.

1:00Baidu stayed silent when pressed for details by reporters. As Robotaxis gear up worldwide, incidents like Wuhan's remind us, the road to full autonomy still has some serious potholes ahead. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story.