More than 100 Apollo Go robotaxis operated by Baidu stalled simultaneously on roads across Wuhan on 31 March, leaving passengers stranded in stationary vehicles for up to two hours while customer service systems failed to respond. Wuhan police attributed the incident to a system fault that remains under investigation; at least three collisions were subsequently reported by other road users encountering the stopped vehicles. No fatalities or serious injuries have been reported at the time of writing, but one driver’s SUV sustained significant front-end damage after the car ahead changed lanes abruptly to avoid a stationary Apollo Go unit. Reminiscent of the fallout from the Xiaomi SU7 driver-assist crash from March 2025, the incident sparked widespread discussion on Chinese social media; particularly as it concerns the safety of autonomous driving technology. Among the videos shared online was dashcam footage of a car passing 16 immobilised Apollo Go robotaxis in a span of ninety minutes, and drivers braking sharply or changing lanes at the last second to avoid them. At the core of the incident is the failure of Baidu’s emergency infrastructure. Passengers reported that in-car SOS buttons returned an “unavailable” message, calls through the vehicle screen were automatically disconnected, and the official customer service line offered assurances that a technician was en route without one ever actually arriving. One passenger on the Third Ring Road elevated highway—speaking to Chinese outlet DuTe News while still inside his vehicle—reportedly waited nearly two hours before police and Baidu staff reached him. Another complained he was still charged the full fare for the journey. Shortly after the incident, Wuhan police published a statement confirming the scale of the outage and noting that all passengers exited safely. However, the cause has not been formally disclosed, and Baidu has not responded to media requests for comment.