Didi driver arrested for sexual assault on female passenger
Only one month after ride-hailing platform Didi resumed its Hitch service during night time after a murder of a female passenger by its driver led to i…
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Alibaba’s AutoNavi launches ride-hailing service in bid to become a mobility mega platform
As the ride-hailing market in China heats up again, Alibaba-owned AutoNavi (高德地图) also known as Amap has announced that its own ride-hailing service Ga…
Didi resumes its night Hitch service after security enhancement
Ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing (滴滴出行) will resume part of its night-time Hitch services (顺风车) on June 15, allowing drivers picking up same-sex pass…
Didi teams up with state-owned FAW to hire ride-hailing drivers
Another state-owned automotive company has joined the already crowded ride-hailing market, after Shanghai-based Saic Motor set up a new department and …
Ofo starts selling ads on bikes and in apps
Chinese bike rental giant ofo has started selling advertisements on its bikes and apps (in Chinese) in an attempt to boost revenues amid increasing cas…
Shenzhen government will include bike rental violations on Didi’s credit score
Shenzhen's local government has said Didi's recent illegal deployments of Didi Bike (青桔单车) and Street Rabbit E-bike (our translation, 街兔电单车) will be ma…
With D-Alliance, Didi plans to overturn car ownership and manufacturing worldwide
Didi Chuxing is launching a program to alter the very nature of car ownership and shake up the automobile manufacturing supply chain in China—and beyon…
China Tech Talk 42: China’s mobility and transport market gets all mixed up
This week, John and Matt talk about recent developments in China's mobility and the O2O market as Meituan acquires Mobike and joins others encroaching …
AutoNavi enters ride-hailing market
Chinese mapping company AutoNavi (高德地图) has launched a ride-hailing service in Chengdu and Wuhan and is hiring drivers in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen,…
Ant Financial, Didi and Xiaomi named top unicorns in China
China's Ministry of Science and Technology has announced the 2017 China Unicorn Enterprise Development Report (in Chinese) and the Zhongguancun Unicorn…
Meituan’s ride-hailing service is launching in Shanghai tomorrow
Chinese O2O and e-commerce giant Meituan is going to launch its long-rumored ride hailing service tomorrow in Shanghai,
Didi plans to raise $1.5 billion using asset-backed securities
Chinese ride hailing company DiDi announced on March 19th that the company will raise $1.5 billion in funding using asset-backed securities (ABS), afte…