China suspends new autonomous driving permits after Baidu incident

Electric vehicles About 200 robotaxis suddenly stopped in Wuhan in March; licensing halt fogs outlook A robotaxi from Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing platform Apollo Go runs past blooming cherry blossoms in the Chinese city of Wuhan in March. (VCG via Getty Images) HONG KONG — The Chinese government has suspended issuances of new robotaxi licenses, after a recent outage of Baidu’s driverless fleet raised concerns over the roadworthiness of the nascent technology, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia.