Why Uber is taking a non-profit route in China with new ridesharing option in Beijing
Private car-for-hire service Uber has taken an interesting direction in China. In what seems like a mind-boggling move, it has launched a trial of ‘People’s Uber’ in China, a ridesharing service that will be non-profit for Uber, though passengers will need to pay for their rides. In a blog post elaborating on ‘People’s Uber,’ the company says that it has brought in the peer-to-peer ridesharing option at the request of many riders and drivers in Beijing, adding on to the company’s current Uber BLACK and UberX services in the city. Different offerings in Asia The fact that Beijing now becomes the only Uber city…
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