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<\/p>\nTaxi companies might be getting more heat now with the influx of GrabTaxi, Uber, Hailo and such. It doesn’t stop here. DiDi, GrabTaxi, Ola, Lyft have joined force to form the Global Ridershare Partnerhip. With this announcement, we should be expecting more products to appear in 2016. One of them might be the seamless experience of enjoying on-demand ride globally. More details in the Press Release.<\/p>\n
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Press Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Global Partnership Expands Existing Lyft and Didi Kuaidi Strategic Partnership\u00a0Seamless Ridesharing Coverage for Travelers in China, SE Asia, India and the U.S.<\/em><\/p>\n SINGAPORE (Dec. 4, 2015)<\/strong> \u2013 Didi Kuaidi, GrabTaxi, Lyft and Ola today announced\u00a0additional strategic partnerships that expand the global rideshare agreement Lyft and\u00a0Didi Kuaidi formed in September. Together, these companies now cover nearly all of\u00a0Southeast Asia, India, China and the United States, reaching nearly 50 percent of the\u00a0world\u2019s population. Joint partner products will start rolling out in Q1 2016.<\/p>\n Through this global partnership, the companies will collaborate and leverage each\u00a0other\u2019s technology, local market knowledge and business resources so that international\u00a0travelers can seamlessly access local on-demand rides by using the same application\u00a0they use at home. Each company will handle mapping, routing and payments through a\u00a0secure API, providing the best global experience for the millions of travelers that cross\u00a0between the U.S., Southeast Asia, India and China every year.<\/p>\n This international expansion follows rapid growth for each company in 2015:<\/p>\n Collectively, Didi Kuaidi, GrabTaxi, Lyft and Ola have raised more than $7 billion. As the\u00a0local leaders, Didi Kuaidi, GrabTaxi and Ola will provide Lyft passengers traveling to\u00a0Asia with unparalleled ease, convenience, and reliability.<\/p>\n \u201cAs Didi consolidates market leadership across all main verticals, we are now focused\u00a0on applying more refined big-data tools to further develop product innovation and\u00a0enhance the user experience,\u201d said Cheng Wei, CEO of Didi Kuaidi.<\/p>\n \u201cThe partnership\u00a0with Lyft, GrabTaxi and Ola allows Chinese users unprecedented ease of international\u00a0travel, and helps each of us improve our own services, leveraging our collective\u00a0technology and expertise. This is a win for the diversity and vitality of the global\u00a0rideshare industry.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are pleased to help Didi, Lyft and Ola offer transportation services in Southeast Asia\u00a0where the significant diversity of language, culture and social practices across the region\u00a0can be challenging for foreign companies to navigate,\u201d said Anthony Tan, CEO of GrabTaxi. \u201cWe admire all three companies and have similar goals to improve the lives of drivers and passengers, while also helping to solve major transportation challenges for the long term. Under this umbrella, we see many opportunities to share ideas and best practices \u2013 from product innovations to driver support, technology developments and approaches for managing local operations in a rapidly-scaling organization.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re excited to join with Didi, Grab and Ola to make global travel simpler for passengers. Together they will allow Lyft to offer the world\u2019s best coverage, while building upon our shared vision of reconnecting communities through better transportation,\u201d said Lyft co-founder and president John Zimmer. \u201cThis isn\u2019t solely a partnership of four companies, but also an opportunity to have a greater impact on the future of our cities worldwide.\u201d \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n About Didi Kuaidi<\/strong><\/p>\n Didi Kuaidi is the world\u2019s largest comprehensive one-stop mobile transportation platform. At the end of November 2015, the company offers the full range of mobile technology-based transportation options for over 250 million users across 360 Chinese cities, ranging from taxi hailing, private car hailing, Hitch (social ride-sharing), Chauffeur, Didi Bus, and Didi Enterprise Solutions. Statistics show Didi holds over 80 percent of the private car service market and over 99 percent of the taxi hailing service market in China. Didi Kuaidi was named one of the World Economic Forum\u2019s Global Growth Companies in 2015.<\/p>\n About GrabTaxi<\/strong><\/p>\n GrabTaxi is a leading transportation platform with a comprehensive suite of on-demand services across Southeast Asia. GrabTaxi began as a taxi-hailing app in 2012, but has extended its product platform to include private car services (GrabCar), motorcycle taxis (GrabBike), social carpooling (GrabHitch) and last mile delivery (GrabExpress). GrabTaxi is focused on pioneering new commuting alternatives for drivers and passengers with an emphasis on speed, safety and reliability. The Company currently offers services in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand through its mobile app platform, which has been downloaded more than 9 million times. Passengers can download the app to book rides on their smartphones and tablets (iOS: http:\/\/bit.ly\/grabtaxi-iOSand Android: http:\/\/bit.ly\/grabtaxi-Android). For more information, please visit: http:\/\/www.grabtaxi.com.<\/p>\n About Lyft<\/strong><\/p>\n Lyft was founded in June 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer to reconnect people and communities through better transportation. Lyft is the fastest growing rideshare company in the U.S and is available in more than 190 cities. Lyft is preferred by drivers and passengers for its safe and friendly experience, and its commitment to affecting positive change for the future of our cities.<\/p>\n About Ola <\/strong><\/p>\n Founded in Jan 2011 by IIT Bombay alumni Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, Ola (formerly Olacabs), is India\u2019s most popular mobile app for personal transportation. Ola integrates city transportation for customers and driver partners onto a mobile technology platform ensuring convenient, transparent and quick service fulfillment. Ola is committed to its mission of building mobility for a billion people. Using the Ola mobile app, users across 102 cities can book from over 350,000 vehicles across cabs, auto-rickshaws and taxis on its platform. The app is available on Windows, Android and iOS platforms. Ola recently acquired TaxiForSure, India\u2019s second largest cab aggregator, which continues to operate as an independent brand. Please visit www.olacabs.com for more information.<\/p>\n [ad#img]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Taxi companies might be getting more heat now with the influx of GrabTaxi, Uber, Hailo and such. It doesn’t stop here. DiDi, GrabTaxi, Ola, Lyft have joined force to form the Global Ridershare Partnerhip. With this announcement, we should be expecting more products to appear in 2016. 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\n\u201cWe are excited to partner with Lyft, Didi Kuaidi and GrabTaxi, allowing seamless mobility access across hundreds of cities globally for our combined user base that runs into hundreds of millions,\u201d said Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder and CEO of Ola. \u201cThis will also allow all four companies to learn from each other\u2019s local innovations and successes that can help us in our shared mission to build better mobility solutions in our respective markets.\u201d<\/p>\n