Mass robotaxi malfunction spaks chaos in Chinese megacity

A mass robotaxi malfunction left passengers stranded in the middle of fast-moving traffic in a major Chinese city, causing major pile-ups.The 'system failure' on Tuesday affected around 100 driverless vehicles, which are operated by Baidu's Apollo Go, in Wuhan , according to a preliminary report.The cause of the incident is still under investigation.A video verified by Reuters and posted on TikTok's Chinese version, Douyin, showed vehicles stalled on busy roads and obstructing traffic.Local media reported that some passengers were trapped inside the vehicles for nearly two hours.