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China suspends robotaxi permits after mass outage

Chinese authorities paused new autonomous vehicle licenses and barred fleet expansion as they investigate a Wuhan outage that stranded up to 100 robotaxis, reports said.

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Around 100 autonomous cars were stranded for hours in Wuhan, China, prompting a nationwide pause on new approvals and a ban for one company.

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China suspends robotaxi permits after mass outage

Around 100 autonomous cars were stranded for hours in Wuhan, China, prompting a nationwide pause on new approvals and a ban for one company.

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200 Robotaxis Stopped In Traffic, Now China Has Stopped Issuing Permits

China's robotaxi industry was racing toward 500,000 cars by 2030, until one Baidu incident forced regulators to slow everything down

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