S4 · 12/06
2025 ·
Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu · Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
| Company | Hellobike (Hello Inc.) / Baidu |
| Category | other |
| Type | injury |
| Date | 12/06 2025 |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Zhuzhou, Hunan, China |
| Severity | S4 (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | - |
| Confidence | high |
| Verification | Yes - adversarially checked against the cited source |
| Source | Yicai Global |
A Level 4 autonomous vehicle (a Baidu Apollo RT6 operated under Hellobike's 'Hello Autonomous Driving' service) struck two pedestrians shortly after a marked crosswalk. One victim, a man, was trapped beneath the vehicle and had to be freed by bystanders; a woman was also thrown and injured. Described as a 'first major accident' for China's robotaxi industry, prompting an immediate operational suspension.