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Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi strikes two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, both in intensive care
S4 · 06 Dec 2025 · Baidu Apollo Go · China
Record
| Company | Baidu Apollo Go |
| Industry | AV trucking |
| Type(s) | crash |
| Date | 06 Dec 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | ~09:00 |
| Location | China |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | 1 robotaxi, 2 injured |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A Baidu Apollo RT6 robotaxi (operated on the Hello platform) struck two pedestrians at a crosswalk in Zhuzhou, Hunan, trapping one under the vehicle; both were hospitalized in intensive care. Chinese authorities suspended the operator's robotaxi service in Zhuzhou following the incident.
Primary source
Publisher: CarNewsChina.com · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Dec 2025 | Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi strikes two pedestrians in Zhuzhou, both in intensive care | CarNewsChina.com | CarNewsChina.com |
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