China Resumes Robotaxi Licensing After Safety Review Following Wuhan Apollo Go Incident武汉Apollo Go事故安全审查后,中国恢复Robotaxi牌照发放
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China halted the issuance of new robotaxi licenses in April 2026 and has now begun gradually resuming approvals, ending the regulatory pause tied to a nationwide safety review.
The pause followed an incident on the evening of March 31, 2026 in Wuhan (population over 13 million), when dozens to more than 200 autonomous vehicles operated by Baidu's Apollo Go fleet suddenly stopped in the middle of the street, reportedly due to a system failure.
Following the industry-wide safety review, regulators have started issuing new test permits and first operators have already received them, while previously suspended autonomous taxi services are resuming operations.