Beginning June 22, Didi Chuxing will be piloting an in-app feature that will allow passengers to share their route and destination with emergency contacts.
The legislation, which goes into effect July 1, grants authorities the power to suspend a driver’s license for three to six months if he or she is caught violating the new law two or more times.
The announcement comes following death of a passenger using Didi Chuxing’s carpooling feature earlier this month.
Didi officials said there will now be mandatory facial-recognition scanning for all drivers before they pick up any fares.
In a blog post on Chinese social media site Weibo, Didi announced the suspension of its service and offered a reward for any information about the man who was driving.
The 31 founding partners span the areas of OEM, parts and components manufacturing, electric vehicle services, and digital map services.
The new mobility JV will work closely with the Zotye-Ford manufacturing JV, which will build a range of stylish and affordable all-electric vehicles for consumers in China under a new indigenous brand, pending regulatory approval.
Coleman, who is the founder and CEO of Tiger Global Management, initially invested in eHi Car Services in 2015. He ended his investment in the first quarter of 2018 at an estimated net gain of 5%.
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The two suspects are accused of defrauding over 40 victims of more than $160,000 since 2017.