Several metropolitan Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai have proposed legislation that observers believe will damage ride - hailing services . Business travelers, Qu said, are not price-sensitive. New regulations include a requirement that only vehicles costing over £ ##50 may operate in these cities , which could remove the majority of existing drivers , according to Xue Zhaofeng , a researcher at the National Institute of Development at Beijing University .
Several metropolitan Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai have proposed legislation that observers believe will damage ride - hailing services . New regulations include a requirement that only vehicles costing over £ ##50 may operate in these cities , which could remove the majority of existing drivers , according to Xue Zhaofeng , a researcher at the National Institute of Development at Beijing University .