Taxi apps gained popularity quickly in Chinese market this year, attracting sizable investments from leading venture capitalists and Internet companies. The leading ones include Beijing-based Didi Dache, Hangzhou-based Kuaidi Dache, Beijing-based YaoyaoZhaoche, and Shanghai-based Dahuangfeng. Shanghai transportation bureau also claimed that the bidding service is not allowed and encouraged citizens to use taxi apps offered by taxi companies. Under the huge capital and policy pressure, the number of taxi apps shank quickly and convergence began. In order to survive the fierce competition, existing taxi apps started to expand their businesses in a bid to gain larger user base.