Blog Tag - Uber
Didi Chuxing, the local car hailing app that managed to get Uber to withdraw from the China market (and then discontinued support for Uber’s English...
Chinese New Year is fast approaching, meaning a lot of Didi drivers are heading home. On top of that, new policies require drivers to hold a Beijing...
Where have all the good things gone? The rapid growth of ride-sharing services such Didi Chuxing, and Uber China offered hope to Beijingers beholden...
Both Uber and Didi (now sort of but not really merged) were in the news so much this year that we felt compelled to write a separate Year in Review...
This year was ... interesting to say the least. Not just on a global level, but plenty of the action also happened right here in good ol' China....
This is a repost of a guest blog we originally ran on November 12 courtesy of Shanghai-based blogger, radio host and Fudan University teacher Ryan...
This guest post comes to us courtesy of Shanghai-based blogger, radio host and Fudan University teacher Ryan King, who has comprehensively documented...
Ride-sharing services such as Didi, Yidao, and Uber, which liberated so many of us from the tyranny of terrible taxi service in Beijing, may be dealt...
While whizzing around in Uber and Didi Dache cars may be extremely convenient and cheap, and it's easy to assume that Beijing is safe, it's important...
Uber is set to merge its China operation with local ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing in a USD 35 billion deal, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal...
In this age of technology, it’s become clear that smart phones have are not only convenient, but downright essential. Apps have been developed to...
Ride hailing apps like Uber and Didi Chuxing will soon be legal in China, according to a document made public on Thursday.
The notice, addressed to...
Perhaps the greatest feature of Uber (in addition to cheap rides) is the ability to give drivers a star rating.
The system is not just window...
As part of the Beijinger’s Mandarin Month series that runs daily ahead of our June 25 Mandarin Mixer, we present some useful phrases that make living...
Sure, it’s easy to quibble about Beijing drivers – from the grizzled taxi hacks that refuse to pick you up to the aspiring Uber chauffeurs that...