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Baidu (Apollo Go)

Products: automation-operator. Risk band: Elevated   RobotRisk index 24.2/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 73th percentile of 62 other companies.

Analyst brief

This entry again reflects the December 6, 2025 Zhuzhou incident in which a Hellobike robotaxi struck two pedestrians, here attributed to Baidu's Apollo Go role and framed around the city's suspension of the service. Index and percentile (24.4, 72.6) match the other two entries tied to this event, confirming a single incident is being recorded across three related company listings rather than an independent pattern for Baidu. Severity is 4, injury-coded. The record is press-driven, tied to one reported crash and its immediate regulatory response (service suspension) rather than an accumulation of separate findings.

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012025 S4: 1125
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Incident log (1 unique incidents)

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S412/06
2025
injury Zhuzhou, Hunan, ChinaCity of Zhuzhou in Hunan Suspended Hellobike Robotaxi Service After Vehicle Struck Two Pedestrians · 1 robotaxi, 2 pedestrians CarNewsChina

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