GUANGZHOU – Sixteen propeller blades, in sets of two, whir, growing faster and louder. Then, the “air taxi” lifts off. It rises vertically off the ground, one gutsy passenger strapped in, as a throng ...

BEIJING — China has granted Chinese internet services company Baidu and a rival autonomous car company, Pony.ai, permits to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public in Beijing, a ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - When little-known Chinese taxi-hailing app Didi Dache needed $15 million to grow its business two years ago, a local upstart investment bank stepped in to help it raise the funds ...

BEIJING — You're on the move in China's capital. You've just booked a ride through a ride-hailing app and, in no time, it seems, a sleek new electric vehicle pulls up to whisk you away. Sometimes, ...

China's ride-hailing companies are penalizing drivers for smelly rides. A surplus of labor means many drivers work 15 hours a day and live in their cars to make ends meet, hence the odor.

Baidu is joining the fast-growing race to launch driverless taxis in Europe, going head-to-head with Uber, Waymo and other ...

SHANGHAI—Even as investors bet on a new generation of ride-hailing Chinese smartphone apps, taxi drivers in China are citing the apps’ proliferation as a reason for strikes that have idled cabs in ...

You’re on the move in China’s capital. You’ve just booked a ride through a ride-hailing app and, in no time, it seems, a sleek new electric vehicle pulls up to whisk you away. Sometimes, though, not ...

China's ride-hailing car drivers work long hours to get enough fares, and often live in their cars. Companies and passengers are penalizing... Why China's ride apps are asking for odor ratings BEIJING ...