Too drunk to drive? This service invites him to send him a driver, sober, of course, to accompany him aboard his own car. An offer offered since 2015 in China by the local VTC giant, Didi, Uber’s main competitor in this market.
Drivers circulate in a small electric folding bicycle, which can easily slide in the client’s trunk that previously requested the service through the DIDI mobile application. Once at the destination, the driver recovers his bicycle and, therefore, can go to another mission.
A very popular service
A service now offered in more than 200 Chinese cities that has registered almost 750 million orders between 2015 and 2023, explains Figaro. In the form of delivery services, delivery of cooked dishes that have often been placed in restaurants in large cities for some years in France, Didi bicycle drivers logically “cross” the districts where there are many bars, says daily life: “They are paid in the race and their income can reach double of the local minimum wage. And that attracts the Chinese crib: the Chinese crib of the platform, 75 %.
Many users and drivers share their experience in Chinese social networks such as Rednote, with the hashtag #dididaijia, the name of this service that has become particularly popular in a few years.
In Australia, an alternative … with a crane
If this service was not yet offered outside China, even for the competent VTC companies, Didi recently launched an alternative to Say at least in Australia. For a few months in Melbourne, drivers who would not feel able to drive can use the DIDI application to order … A crane.
A tray truck thus finds the user who asked for this service to accompany him, with his vehicle, at home. This service called “Didi Tow”.
An initiative that aimed to reduce driving under the influence of alcohol and launched at the end of 2024, during the holiday season. A test was launched in the state of Victoria and, in particular, in the agglomeration of Melbourne, but Didi planned to extend the system throughout the country in case of success.
In the promotional clip above, you can see a driver visibly drying behind the wheel of his car … which is actually transported by a truck truck. Upon arrival, he is surprised to recognize his own home and, therefore, a priori well done so as not to lead. A service that is malimaginated to be offered in the main Chinese or European cities, a priori not very suitable for a truck ballet plateau on Saturday nights or during the holiday season.
Source: BFM TV
