The fleet of vehicles deployed by Chinese tech giant Baidu is triggering traffic jams by driving too cautiously, frustrating the city's residents.
Baidu has deployed more than 500 electric robotaxis in Wuhan, roughly half of what the company is planning to deploy by the end of the year under its Apollo Go brand.
It is exciting to witness robotaxis become reality, yet it's not clear how taxi drivers will face the challenge, and how the government will strike a balance between technological breakthroughs and weak labor market conditions.
Baidu has been aggressive in the rollout of its robotaxi service, heavily undercutting its human competition by discounting rides considerably - a strategy that experts have fretted could make such services commercially unviable.
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