DiDi to Launch On-Demand Logistics Service in Chengdu and Hangzhou

Editorial Team

Didi Chuxing (“DiDi”), the world’s leading mobility and convenience platform, today announced that it will launch an on-demand logistics service in Chengdu and Hangzhou on June 23. From that day, users in these two cities may use this same-city logistics service via DiDi’s China app.

 

To date, over 20,000 drivers have already signed up, with driver recruitment and training still in progress.

 

The same-city logistics market is full of opportunities and challenges. DiDi aims to provide its customers a better service by leveraging its data analytics and order dispatch capabilities, safety management expertise and offline driver management experiences.

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