Blog Tag - Uber

Didi Announces 10 Million Rides Daily, 5 Times Uber Global Count
Didi Kuaidi, China’s ride-hailing giant, announced today that it now completes over 10 million rides daily. In a press release, Didi said this number...
Harrowing Hail: One Beijing Mom Recounts an Uber Trip Gone Wrong
The Minister of Transportation, Yang Chuantang, held a press conference on Monday. Through his statements, he clearly showed that the Ministry...
Uber Records 1000% Increase in Overseas Trips in 2016 Chinese New Year Break
Uber China’s 2016 Chinese New Year Cross-Border Travel Report gives some great insight into how Chinese users utilized the app around the world...
No Wonder that Ride was so Cheap: Uber Losing USD 1 Billion per Year in China
Enjoy those Uber discounts – they're costing the company USD 1 billion per year, according to Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick. Uber enjoys a...
How to Get Your Didi Dache/Uber Driver to Shut Up
Increasingly, Didi Dache Kuaiche and Uber drivers just want to chat. While this approach is a lot friendlier than the usual Beijing cabbie grunt (if...
UberGiving Supports Beijing Charities Roundabout and Lion Club this Weekend, Jan 9-10
If helping others was one of your New Year's resolutions, look no further. This weekend, Uber goes #UberGiving and puts their cars on the road to...
2015 Year in Review: The Year's Most Convenient Apps
This year was full of convenience and upgrades from apps as we worked our way through ordering everything via our phones, no matter whether it was...
UberPuppies Can Make This Beautiful Day Even Better, Today Only: Between 12-4pm
Uber has had its fair share of troubles operating in China, but has always come back with a vengeance. Thursday (today), you can order puppies...
Uber and Berko Will Delivery Cupcakes to Your Door with #UberCUPCAKES on December 3
Uber is teaming up with French cupcake brand Berko for #UberCUPCAKES, a very limited time offer that will see Uber deliver cupcakes direct to your...
PingoSpace App Looks to Uber Everything Else for Beijingers
Fans of Uber and Didi Dache may be getting spoiled, finally having the option to do little more than snap their fingers – more like tap their fingers...
Beijing Launches Taxi App to Compete with Didi and Uber
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em? After trying unsuccessfully for more than a year to shut down or otherwise reduce the use of car-booking apps Didi...
Beijing Municipal Government Blames Uber, Car Booking Services for Congestion
In the latest edition of the blame game, the Beijing Municipal Government is pointing at the finger at car booking services Uber and Didi Zhuanche...
Order Ice Cream on Uber Today July 24, 11am-5pm
After last year's success (and two years prior to that) Uber is back on a mission to cool us with their ice cream delivery. Just in time for us to...
How to Use Baidu Wallet for Uber Payments
After successfully setting up Alipay, I planned to start using it on the Uber car-sharing app instead of my foreign credit card. However, I was told...
Say Konichiwa to #uberBento: Get Bento Boxes Delivered to Your Door on June 15, 16
Lifestyle app Enjoy has teamed up with Uber and some of Beijing's best Japanese restaurants for #uberBENTO, available on June 15 and 16 only. For...