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DiDi Autonomous Driving lands $149M investment

By Linda Fox | October 12, 2023

The autonomous vehicle unit of DiDi plans to further its R&D and seek collaborations as part of its strategy to speed up the commercial use of autonomous driving technology. Read More

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Didi files for IPO at $65B valuation

By Linda Fox | June 14, 2021

The company has raised more than $21 billion in funding from a series of high profile investors including Softbank, Toyota, Booking Holdings and Apple. Read More

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Signs point north for travel startup funding in 2021

By Linda Fox | May 11, 2021

Travel startups have attracted multiple smaller investments in 2021, as well as one or two sizable ones, demonstrating interest has not faded away in supporting new businesses. Read More

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Hot and not in travel startup funding during pandemic-stricken 2020

By Linda Fox | December 18, 2020

Investments in travel startups slowed in 2020 but ground transportation and private accommodation remained in the spotlight. Read More

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Autonomous vehicles and natural language processing on travel's 2021 watchlist

By Linda Fox | December 9, 2020

A report from Lux Research tips 12 technologies to watch in 2021, with the travel industry already beginning to deploy a number of them. Read More

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Didi Chuxing targets younger demographic with Huaxiaozhu ride-hailing service

By Linda Fox | July 23, 2020

Didi Chuxing has launched a cheaper ride-hailing service called Huaxiaozhu and targeting younger customers. Read More

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Didi gets $500M from SoftBank to develop autonomous driving technology

By Kevin May | May 30, 2020

Didi claims it is the single largest fundraising round in China for the autonomous vehicle industry. To-date Didi has raised $21.7 billion. Read More

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VIDEO: How travel companies should think about Asia's super apps

By Linda Fox | December 10, 2019

Travel execs at The Phocuswright Conference 2019 discuss some of the interesting consumer purchase behaviors emerging on super apps in Asia. Read More

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Didi funnels $1B into its auto services business

By Jon Russell - TechCrunch | August 7, 2018

In just five years, Didi Chuxing has attracted $20.6 billion in funding - including a $500 million injection from Booking Holdings last month. As the Chinese ride-hail app gauges its next move,... Read More

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Booking Holdings invests $500M in Didi ground transport platform

July 17, 2018

Didi Chuxing has caught the eye of Booking Holdings, with a $500 million capital injection and a major strategic partnership. Read More

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Booking Holdings invests half a billion dollars in DiDi

By Martin Cowen | July 17, 2018

Booking Holdings has invested $500 million in mobility giant DiDi Chuxing and announced a strategic partnership, based around cross-selling each other's inventory. This morning's statement said: Read More

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China is becoming the main event in travel tech

By Sponsored Content | April 12, 2018

Sponsored by ITB. Technology has underpinned China's emergence as not only an important outbound travel market but also as the breeding ground for many of the digital and mobile innovations shaping Read More

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Venture capital investments in travel tech could hit record highs in 2018

By Mitra Sorrells | March 28, 2018

Startups creating solutions to make travel more efficient, frictionless and interconnected received a record amount of venture capital funding in 2017 – at $25.45 billion it was a substantial 32%... Read More

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Didi targets rental alliance for electric cars

By Sarah Dai - South China Morning Post | February 8, 2018

Didi Chuxing, the dominant ride-hailing service operator in China, has formed an alliance with 12 carmakers to build an electric vehicle sharing network as it looks to move further into the country’s... Read More

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Ride-sharing app Cabify secures $160M funding

By Mitra Sorrells | January 24, 2018

A new round of funding and new app features are positioning Madrid-based ride-hailing service Cabify to put more pressure on Uber and other car services. Read More

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