Alibaba's AutoNavi map app, known domestically as Gaode, is giving out shared umbrellas and raincoats. (Picture: AutoNavi)
Alibaba’s map app AutoNavi wants to bring back the umbrella sharing economy
- AutoNavi will make shared umbrellas and raincoats available to users of its ride-hailing service
- Shared umbrellas were a briefly popular idea in China until many wound up stolen
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Alibaba's AutoNavi map app, known domestically as Gaode, is giving out shared umbrellas and raincoats. (Picture: AutoNavi)