滴滴出行宣佈戰略投資共享單車ofo數千萬美元

Didi Chuxing, China's largest car on-demand service provider, is adding bicycles to its existing product portfolio.

我國最大的打車服務提供商滴滴出行正在將單車納入其現有產品線。

Beijing-based Didi announced last Monday that it has invested tens of millions of dollars in ofo, a bicycle-sharing platform created in 2014 on the campus of Peking University as a student project.

總部位於北京的滴滴出行公司上週一宣佈，以數千萬美元投資單車共享平臺ofo。ofo是2014年在北京大學校園創立的學生項目。

Didi said that China is the world's most complex and diversified rideshare market with unrivaled potential and possibilities.

滴滴出行方面表示，中國是世界上最複雜的、多元化的拼車市場，擁有無與倫比的潛力和可能性。

The move is Didi's latest effort to expand its presence in new areas after it became the dominant player in China's ride-hailing market with its merger with Uber China in August.

這是繼今年8月與優步中國合併、佔據我國打車市場主導地位後，滴滴出行在新領域拓展其業務的最新舉措。

Industry observers said the investment is expected to offer Didi users an alternative mobility solution when four-wheel vehicles encounter traffic jams, or they can use bikes to arrive at their final destination after getting off Didi buses.

業內觀察員們表示，當四輪汽車遇到交通堵塞時，這筆投資預計將會爲滴滴用戶提供另一種可替代的移動解決方案。

Zhang Xu, a transport analyst with the Beijing-based internet consultancy Analysys, said that bike sharing services can serve as a good alternative to complement Didi's existing vehicles, including taxis, private cars and buses.

北京互聯網諮詢機構易觀國際的出行分析師張旭表示，單車共享服務可以很好的替代及補充滴滴出行的現有車輛，包括出租車、私家車及巴士。

"Especially in mega cities in China, there is strong demand to use bikes for short-distance commutes, which is more efficient and environmentally friendly," he said.

他說：“特別是在中國的特大城市，使用自行車進行短距離通勤有強烈的需求，這會更高效、更環保。”