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China Orders Safety Checks on Self-Driving Car Tests
14 Apr
Summary
- China mandates self-inspections for intelligent connected vehicle road tests.
- Action follows a recent robotaxi outage in Wuhan.
- Safety concerns have been revived for fast-growing autonomous services.
China's industry ministry has mandated local authorities to perform self-inspections and strengthen safety oversight for intelligent connected vehicle road tests. This directive comes after a recent incident involving multiple Baidu Apollo Go robotaxis experienced an outage in Wuhan.
The meeting, held jointly by industry, public security, and transportation ministries, aims to address and rectify identified safety issues. The Baidu robotaxi outage has intensified scrutiny over the safety of autonomous driving services, a sector experiencing rapid growth in China.
This proactive measure underscores the government's commitment to ensuring the safety and reliability of evolving autonomous vehicle technologies before widespread deployment.
