China suspends new autonomous vehicle permits after Baidu outage: Report

China has suspended issuing new licenses for ​autonomous vehicles after robotaxis ​operated by Baidu’s Apollo Go abruptly stopped ​in Wuhan last month, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The halt means self-driving companies cannot ‌add robotaxis ⁠to their ⁠existing fleets, launch new pilot projects, or expand into additional ​cities, the report said.

Baidu’s robotaxi operations in Wuhan have also ​been suspended as local authorities’ investigation into the outage is underway, it added.