Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing announced a deal with Japanese telecom firm SoftBank on Friday to develop a taxi app in Japan, where services like Uber have struggled to make inroads. SoftBank and Didi Chuxing announced a „partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry“ with trial runs
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing announced a deal with Japanese telecom firm SoftBank on Friday to develop a taxi app in Japan, where services like Uber have struggled to make inroads.
SoftBank and Didi Chuxing announced a „partnership to provide platform services for the taxi industry“ with trial runs expected to be launched in major Japanese cities „within the year“.
The two firms are also in discussion about creating a joint venture, a SoftBank spokesman told AFP, without offering more details.
Taxi-hailing apps have found it challenging to crack the Japanese market, where risk-averse passengers prefer to stick to their high-quality traditional taxi service.
