Didi Kuaidi Snag First License To Run ‘Legal’ Private Cars In Shanghai

The race for market supremacy in China’s ride-hailing market has taken a distinctly legal turn.

Chinese mobile transportation platform Didi Kuaidi today announced that it has received a license from the Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission (SMTC) to run private-car-booking services in the metropolitan city. It comes on the same day as U.S. rival Uber announces the official registration of their China subsidiary in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone, also hoping to snag a license.

Didi Kuaidi has said that the license makes their services the first legally-authorized online private car booking platform in China.

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