Private taxi service Uber to enter the Asian market

Netease Technology News June 18, according to foreign media reports, private taxi service Uber to enter the Asian market pace continues to accelerate, today the service was officially launched in Hong Kong, China. To date, the service has been launched in 25 cities in the Asia Pacific region.

As was the case elsewhere, the service was initially commissioned and priced at HK $ 2 per minute, or HK $ 9.32 per kilometer, starting at HK $ 35. Earlier, the service was launched in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. In August last year, the service entered the Chinese market, but its business development in China may encounter its most serious challenge ever. As Uber met Yongche.com, a powerful rival to China's largest provider of smart transportation and mobile taxi services. In addition to the Chinese market, Yi to car is still actively expanding to overseas markets, as Uber's direct competitors.

Zhou Hang, founder and chief executive officer of Easy-to-use Car, recently told the media that the company plans to expand its operations to San Francisco, home to New York City and Uber, and will later expand its operations to cities in other countries. Easy-to-use cars will provide Chinese-speaking taxi services to Chinese tourists to the United States and taxi service for Mandarin-speaking Chinese speakers booked through China's online travel giant Ctrip.com. Zhou Hang said: "Most Chinese do not speak English when they go abroad, and are hard-pressed to talk to local drivers when they are in a taxi."

Easy-to-use vehicles, including Hong Kong, have launched their services in 57 Chinese cities. The company claims to already have 200 million active users and 50,000 contracted pilots. Zhou Hang said he hopes to further expand the figure to 150 cities next year, including Los Angeles and Boston in the United States, as well as London, Frankfurt, Singapore, Taipei and Tokyo. (Tianmenshan)