China Restarts Robotaxi Permits After Baidu Wuhan Outage

China has lifted a months-long freeze on robotaxi permits following an industry-wide safety review triggered by Baidu's fleet failure in Wuhan, where over 100 autonomous vehicles simultaneously stalled. Chinese operators including Baidu, Momenta and Pony AI can now resume expansion domestically and internationally, with services already operating in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Singapore.

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