Finally back! Didi Hitch will start trial operation in 7 cities from November 20

Recently, Didi officially announced that Didi Hitch will be launched for trial operation in seven cities including Harbin, Shijiazhuang, Changzhou, Taiyuan, Shenyang, Beijing and Nantong from November 20, 2019.

In terms of details, Didi announced that in the new carpooling program, Didi will introduce a mechanism for screening dishonest people to further ensure the safety of passengers and drivers. In terms of operating hours, Didi will introduce a 5:00-23:00 (5:00-20:00 for women) operating mechanism, and only support short-distance (within 50 kilometers) carpooling business in the city to avoid safety issues from happening again.

In August 2018, Didi Hitch announced that its ride-sharing service would be suspended indefinitely due to the "Didi Hitch driver murder case". A year later, Didi launched the ride-sharing service, presumably to have resolved the safety risks.

Data from Qichacha shows that Didi has been in a loss-making state in the past two years. With the launch of Didi's hitchhiking service, it will surely help its financial data.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.