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China suspends new AV permits after Baidu's mass outage
S3 · ~Apr 2026 · Baidu Apollo Go · China
Record
| Company | Baidu Apollo Go |
| Industry | AV trucking |
| Type(s) | regulatory |
| Date | ~Apr 2026 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | China |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | nationwide AV permits |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
Chinese regulators suspended issuance of new autonomous-vehicle testing/operating permits following the Wuhan Apollo Go mass outage.
Primary source
Publisher: Automotive World · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Apr 2026 | China suspends new AV permits after Baidu's mass outage | Automotive World | Automotive World |
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