Opinion: How safe are driverless cars in China? I rode in some to see.

A keypad and a QR code on a Baidu driverless robot taxi, in Wuhan, China, on May 14, 2024. Keypads and QR codes enable Baidu users to unlock doors. — The New York Times

WUHAN, China: Images of the burned vehicle flew through the Chinese Internet: An Aito M7 Plus electric sport utility vehicle, operated by an advanced assisted driving system, had crashed on a highway in Shanxi province on April 26.

A woman who said her husband, brother and son had been killed posted videos online and pleaded for an investigation. All of her postings soon vanished, and she said she would not discuss it further.