Incident · Regulatory action
China suspended new robotaxi/AV permits nationwide after the Apollo Go Wuhan outage
Reported Apr 29 2026: MIIT (with the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Public Security) froze issuance of new AV permits (no new fleet additions, tests, or city expansions) after ~100 Apollo Go robotaxis stalled in Wuhan on Mar 31 2026; existing services continued. A sector-wide regulatory action anchored here to the apollo-rt6 proximate trigger (applies industry-wide: Pony.ai/WeRide/all). Cap-flag: Bloomberg/trade-press-sourced; no published MIIT order retrieved; occurredAt reported.
Occurred 2026-04-29 · Apollo RT6
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- What happened in China suspended new robotaxi/AV permits nationwide after the Apollo Go Wuhan outage?
- Reported Apr 29 2026: MIIT (with the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Public Security) froze issuance of new AV permits (no new fleet additions, tests, or city expansions) after ~100 Apollo Go robotaxis stalled in Wuhan on Mar 31 2026; existing services continued. A sector-wide regulatory action anchored here to the apollo-rt6 proximate trigger (applies industry-wide: Pony.ai/WeRide/all). Cap-flag: Bloomberg/trade-press-sourced; no published MIIT order retrieved; occurredAt reported.
- When did this incident occur?
- The incident is recorded as occurring on April 29, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.
- What robot was involved in China suspended new robotaxi/AV permits nationwide after the Apollo Go Wuhan outage?
- Apollo RT6 is the recorded robot involved in this incident.
- Has anyone responded to China suspended new robotaxi/AV permits nationwide after the Apollo Go Wuhan outage?
- No responses to this incident are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Operators, manufacturers, or affected parties can submit responses to the editorial team; absence is not a guarantee no response was issued.
- What is the current status of China suspended new robotaxi/AV permits nationwide after the Apollo Go Wuhan outage?
- This incident is an active record on the DEPLOY registry; no retraction or correction has been issued.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-04
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Last reviewed 2026-06-04
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