Kevin Beaumont5d ago
Apollo Go robot taxi cars in Wuhan have blocked the city after they all got bricked somehow. They’re due to appear on UK roads this year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvge91r9j80o
Baidu's Apollo Go self-driving cars stop mid-traffic in China

Baidu has not responded to a request for comment about the outage, which affected at least 100 cars.

BBC News
Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)5d ago

@GossiTheDog

Ugh, when did 'driverless' (remote controlled by unqualified drivers in a different legal jurisdiction) things get approved in the UK? I thought our regulators were marginally more sensible than that.

Show threadilias 🏴‍☠️💙💛5d ago

@david_chisnall last December, and as a trial process. therefore they're limited to London so far https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8jmx1dl9ro

@GossiTheDog

Uber and Lyft partner with China's Baidu to trial UK robotaxis

Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis have already accrued millions of driverless rides in cities worldwide.

BBC News
Show threadtony 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏴 🚴🧗🏻
@DM_Ronin @david_chisnall @GossiTheDog London has great public transit. Why is this a problem to be solved?
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