China's drivers fret as robotaxis pick up pace and passengers

WUHAN, China - Liu Yi is among China's 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part-time this year when construction work slowed in the face of a nationwide glut of unsold apartments.

Now he predicts another crisis as he stands next to his car watching neighbors order driverless taxis.

'Everyone will go hungry,' he said of Wuhan drivers competing against robotaxis fr