New features, fresh out of the pack! You might have noticed that we recently added Didi's ride-hailing service into the SmartShanghai Mini-Program. It's pretty straightforward: find a venue in the SmartShanghai Mini-Program, scroll down and hit the Call Didi button. This will open up... Read more...
Out here in Jiading, they're living in 2041. Read more...
We're one-fifth of the way through the 21st century and yet we aren't living on the moon, no one's cured cancer, and we haven't received a single jetpack. Imagine the tingles of excitement across our eyeballs as we read that Didi has begun trialing driverless... Read more...
Ride-sharing behemoth Didi is putting their prices up from today until February 10, if you haven't noticed already. Why? Chinese New Year. Shanghai will be a quieter place. Less taxi drivers too! Didi is expecting an average driver response rate drop of 20% during the period, so to... Read more...
Didi has launched its newest tier of premier service. More premier than Didi Premier is Didi Luxe; luxury sedan, private chauffeur, complimentary Evian. We kick the bespoke tires, rub the executive leather seats, and see if the chauffeur stands up to our crippling, neurotic obsession with politeness. Read more...
The new English-language Didi interface rolled out to us. Another win for cross-seat communication. We try out the Chinese Uber, except in English. Read more...
The quick and easy way to use Chinese taxi apps, for rush hour, rainy days, and Uber surge charge storms. Read more...
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