Didi launches cross-border services in US via tie-up with Lyft
Users of Chinese car-hailing app will be able to request rides in almost 200 American cities
China’s leading car-hailing app, Didi Chuxing, has revealed details of a tie-up that will allow its 300 million Chinese users to request rides while travelling in the United States.
From this week, Didi’s users, most registered on the mainland, would be able to request rides using the Didi app to access the driver network of Lyft in almost 200 major US cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and Washington, the company said on Tuesday.
Lyft users would be able to use similar services from Didi’s network when roaming in China in the second quarter of this year, it added.
Didi is looking to beat rival Uber around the world with help from its partners.
Didi made a big splash in March last year when it invested US$100 million in on-demand transport provider Lyft, which operates in more than 190 cities in the US.
Localisation is very important for us and we need to cooperate with strong partners in the local market
In December, Didi announced a partnership with US-based Lyft, India’s Ola and GrabTaxi of Singapore to build an extensive ride-share alliance covering nearly half the world’s population.