Deal focus: Ucar appeals to classy car bookers
China's online taxi-booking platforms have made huge strides, but the convenience they offer comes with an element of risk as well. Services like Didi Dache, Kuaidi Dache and Uber treat their drivers as contractors rather than employees, which limits the amount of vetting they can do.
This explains the move by certain industry participants into premium chauffeured car services, which address customers' safety concerns directly. The likes of Ucar, another ride-hailing app, employs its...
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