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Hellobike robotaxi hits and injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China
S4 · 06 Dec 2025 · Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu · Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
Record
| Company | Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | injury |
| Date | 06 Dec 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Zhuzhou, Hunan, China |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A Level 4 autonomous vehicle (a Baidu Apollo RT6 operated under Hellobike's 'Hello Autonomous Driving' service) struck two pedestrians shortly after a marked crosswalk. One victim, a man, was trapped beneath the vehicle and had to be freed by bystanders; a woman was also thrown and injured. Described as a 'first major accident' for China's robotaxi industry, prompting an immediate operational suspension.
Primary source
Publisher: Yicai Global · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Dec 2025 | Hellobike robotaxi hits and injures two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, China | Yicai Global | Yicai Global |
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