As of yesterday , Chinese ride - on - demand provider dong Kuaidi , and rival Uber , will face new challengers in the form of two privately - owned taxi operators in the country 's hugely competitive transportation services market . Beijing - based Shou Qi Group and Beijing Xianglong Taxi Co. , jointly launched a mobile app to let customers book rides with licensed drivers . The service will be monitored by local transport regulators , and will try to pick up many of the city 's eligible taxi drivers and vehicles , steering clear of legal issues surrounding travel by private cars . There is no information available as yet regarding fleet size , but we do know the service is already up and running .
As of yesterday, Chinese ride-on-demand provider Didi Kuaidi, and rival Uber, will face new challengers in the form of two state-owned taxi operators in the country's hugely competitive transportation services market. Beijing-based Shou Qi Group and Beijing Xianglong Taxi Co., jointly launched a mobile app to let users book rides with licensed drivers. The service will be monitored by local transport regulators, and will look to sign up many of the city's eligible taxi drivers and vehicles, steering clear of legal issues surrounding rides by private cars. There is no information available as yet regarding fleet size, but we do know the service is already up and running.