China Suspends Autonomous Driving Permits After Baidu Outage

China has suspended issuing new licenses for autonomous vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter, after dozens of Baidu Inc.’s Apollo Go robotaxis suddenly stopped in Wuhan last month, stranding passengers and disrupting traffic.

The incident alarmed authorities, and three agencies including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology convened a meeting earlier this month with officials from cities that have robotaxis or autonomous-driving pilots, the people said. Regulators called for local governments to conduct a full self-review and enhance safety monitoring to prevent similar incidents, said the people, who declined to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly.