Blog Tag - Didi

Cars for Rent and Drivers for Hire During CNY 2023
As Chinese New Year arrives, our options for taxis dwindle and the wait times drastically increase, not to mention that Didi started imposing a CNY...
No Didi? No Problem! These Drivers Are Here to Help
Earlier this week I tried to get a Didi and was met with this message: According to local covid regulations, it was announced that taxis and other...
No Didi No Problem, Use a Share-bike Instead!
Yesterday afternoon, it was announced that taxis and other cars for hire including Didi would not be allowed to take fares from within or going from...
DiDi Goes Pet-Friendly With New Premium Service
Taking a cab or Didi in the capital is an experience in itself. Indeed, some of our most memorable stories have taken place in a local taxi....
‘Sorry, I Don’t Understand’: A Cheeky Guide To Chatting With a Beijing Taxi Driver
Picture this: The car pulls up as waimai drivers do their best to impede you from opening the door, but you succeed anyway. You choose the back seat...
Didi Deplatformed, but You Can Still Use the App
Didi has been removed from Chinese app-downloading platforms on Monday as Chinese regulators investigate the ride-hailing giant’s data privacy policy...
DiDi English Rolls Out Two New Features and They're the Stuff of Dreams
It happened to me just last Friday. We were all excited to go to a tree lighting, I dragged the kids downstairs, and... we waited. We waited for 45...
Didi Release Big Data Report on Trips Taken Over May Holiday
If you've taken a Didi since the end of the May Day holiday, you will be fully aware of the influx of customers now bidding for rides. Much like how...
Can't Get a Didi? There's Still Hope Yet With the Savior of Car-Hailing Apps
With the madness of the Spring Festival increasing by the day, the huge drop in population means that we may have to, god forbid, make some slight...
Backlash After Didi Reintroduces Hitch Service But Restricts Access for Women
Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing service company, announced on Wednesday that it would resume a modified version of its Hitch car-pooling...
DP Meituan Bike Inches Up Prices as Didi's Alternative Stays Steady
Having kicked Ofo to the curb, Meituan Bike (formerly Mobike) is upping the fee per ride within the boundaries of Beijing. Previously, 15 minutes on...
Easy Rider: Beijing's Next Generation of Sharebikes Rolls Up
Living in the world capital of shared bikes gives us a unique viewpoint over the battlefield where companies fight tooth and nail to get their share...
Throwback Thursday: Envisioning Life Before the Sharing Economy
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 11-year-strong blog archives to glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear....
Lured by Generous Exit Packages, Didi Employees Scramble to Be Fired
Following the reports of lay-offs and heavy losses, ride-hailing company Didi is rumored to be offering downsized employees large paychecks,...
Hey Passengers, It's on You to Tip Your Didi Driver This Spring Festival
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi will impose higher fares over the Spring Festival, as passengers will be required to tip drivers amid a nationwide...