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Didi Chuxing – How China’s ride-hailing leader aims to transform the future of mobility

Zhongguancun. That is the name of the district in the north-west of Beijing, where more than a dozen billion-dollar “unicorn” startups set up their offices in the midst of a series of software parks. From here, Chinese entrepreneurs are seeking to revolutionize the way we communicate, exercise, shop and – get from A to B. The latter mission has been taken up by Jean Liu, President of Didi Chuxing, the world’s largest ride-hailing service. Originally founded in 2012 as “Didi Dache” and renamed to “Didi Chuxing” after a merger with “Kuaidi Dache” in 2015, the company is best known to many as the Chinese Uber. Didi versus Uber Yet, that comparison fails to capture both the scale of Didi’s success as well as the scope of its business. Even though it is (so far) little known outside of China, Didi is much more than just another ride-hailing company in the…

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Better Transport, Better World? – Sustainable Transport at the 2nd World Transport Convention

Can better transport create a better world? This question was at the heart of this year’s World Transport Convention. From 19-21 June 2018, Chinese and international companies, ministries, institutions and related representatives in the transportation sector gathered to discuss this question and exchange views on recent developments, new products and new technologies. GIZ representatives Sandra Retzer, Dr. Christoph Nedopil and Sebastian Ibold, as well as Siemens Senior Management Consultant for Cyber Security, Thomas Gereke, contributed with keynote speeches on sustainable transportation as well as data management and data security in Germany. A large exhibition hall on the first floor, mostly filled with Chinese companies, displayed their recent technological developments. Different booths showcased the latest street sweepers and garbage trucks. Alibaba allowed visitors to follow real-time data showing Beijing’s traffic jam hot spots on multiple large screens in a futuristic setting. A gallery at the end of the hall gave on…

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Shared mobility services and car-sharing in China

[Image: Cenitt] Globally, the transport and mobility sector is undergoing a holistic transformation, due to technological innovation, new business models, changing customer demands and political pressure to tackle environmental challenges. One possibly very sustainable development has been the growth of ride- and car-sharing services within the last years. This article provides an overview of the current dynamics of China`s car-sharing market, focusing on B2C business models and on providing an outlook on what the future of mobility may look like. The need for shared mobility in China is high In China, car ownership rate is still very low, e.g. when compared to Germany. In early 2016, the car density in Germany was 552 passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants, which means that a total of 45.7 million cars rolled on Germany`s roads. In comparison, Chinese roads carried about 163.1 million passenger cars in the same year, which equals a car density of 118 cars per…

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“It is not our task to make car ownership most convenient”

Part 2 of the Interview with Dr. Friedemann Kunst, former Head of the Transport Department, in Berlin Q: Urbanisation in China is progressing at a pace much faster than ever experienced in Germany. Do you think Chinese cities can nevertheless learn from the post-war development of Berlin? What are mistakes to be avoided and success factors to be considered in terms of the transportation system and Berlin’s spatial development? A: Urban and transport development are very closely related. The kind of transport system we need depends highly on how the city’s spatial design is structured. We have always considered that it’s the role of the public administration to ensure access to essential places and institutions. It is all about organising the city in such a way that people have good access to the places they need and want to go such as working, shopping, health, education and leisure activities. This…

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GIZ Witnesses Car2go Signing Ceremony in Chongqing

After moovel’s announcement at the 2014 Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Chengdu to bring car2go to China, the German mobility service provider and the Chongqing Municipal Government agreed on launching car2go in the Chinese megacity Chongqing. Mr. Roland Keppler, COO of moovel GmbH, and Mr. Dong Jianguo, Vice Secretary General of Chongqing Municipal Government, jointly signed the car2go agreement as a basis for the future cooperation on free-floating carsharing in Chongqing. The signing of the car2go agreement, which took place on 08 January 2015 at the Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Management Center, was endorsed by a keynote speech of GIZ’s Sustainable Transport Programme Director Daniel Bongardt. Participating local authorities from Chongqing included Mr. Ling Yueming, Member of the Standing Committee of Chongqing Municipal Government, as well as representatives of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of Transportation, the Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Public Security and the Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Government. On the…

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