Hitch faces tough battle to win back trust

CHINESE RIDE-HAILING COMPANY DIDI CHUXING HAS ANNOUNCED a trial relaunch of its Hitch carpooling service, which was suspended one and a half years ago after two young women were raped and murdered by Didi drivers. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Didi has a tough fight on its hands to win back public trust. There was a huge outcry after two young women who used the service were murdered by their drivers.

Didi was severely criticized by the authorities for the lapses in offline management of the service that had resulted in the company losing control of its drivers.