Have you ever heard of Dididache (滴滴打车)? Dididache, a taxi-hailing smart phone app is believed to be created by Tencent, has recently appeared in Xiamen. So far more than 700 taxi drivers in the city (use) the app.
The app shows the real-time locations of taxis on a map using the GPS technology and makes it possible to hail a taxi their smart phones. The users' request will (send) to the nearest taxi drivers who will decide to accept the order or not.
Taxi-hailing apps are very popular in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users. , the city's taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may not be (suit) for Xiamen.
The app has been criticized (指责) for disturbing market order, and creating (difficult) for passengers who do not use the app. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle (空驶), and hiring a taxi can still be challenging during bad weather and rush (hour).
Can this app be in use for long? Technology might make great difference to our life.
