Self-driving taxi runs into jaywalker

Who is to blame when an autonomous vehicle (AV) collides with a jaywalker?

That’s been a topic of debate on Chinese social media over the past couple of days following an incident in the central city of Wuhan, in Hubei province, over the weekend.

Baidu confirmed to local media that a self-driving taxi, which operates via its Apollo Go ride-hailing arm, had minor contact with a pedestrian who was still crossing the road when the traffic lights had already turned green.

Images on X show the aftermath of the collision, with the pedestrian sitting upright at an intersection, apparently unhurt, adjacent to the Apollo Go AV.

The individual was taken to hospital for examination and was found to have no obvious external injuries, although it is understood that he was detained for observation.

Despite the lucky escape, the incident has again brought into sharp focus the debate over whether automated driving technology is scaling too quickly in China.

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