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After New Years Eve, Halloween night is the second busiest time of year for the ridesharing industry. In years past, ridesharing on Halloween brought more “scaries” to riders than Ghouls or Ghosts when they woke up and saw their Uber bill home the next day. For those of you who took an Uber on Halloween in 2014, you may remember how the night ultimately brought down Uber’s supply and demand system after engineers weren’t prepared for the sheer volume of rides.

This year, Uber is ready for the holiday season with a fully staffed engineering team who conduct multiple drills …

Looking to delete Lyft from your phone? Follow this step by step guide to learn how to delete your Lyft account.

First it is important to note that while Lyft allows you to delete your account, they do reserve the right to retain certain personal information after your account has been deleted.

Here is a list of the things Lyft will still retain after you cancel your account:

• Your name, email and phone number
• Anything you filled out in the Lyft app (such as a photo)
• Your payment method and information
• Information about the device you use for Lyft
• Reviews …

Need help signing up for DiDi and ordering your first DiDi rideshare? Traveling to China soon and want to use DiDi to get around?

With Uber no longer available in China, DiDi is the most popular choice for travelers looking for a ride from point a to b. Didi Chuxing, or DiDi for short, is actually quite simple to sign up for and use, especially since the company released an English version of their application, “DiDi – Greater China” a few months ago.

In this article we will walk you through how to sign up for DiDi and order a …

What is DiDi?

DiDi Chuxing is a major Chinese ridesharing company with headquarters located in Beijing, China. The company was formerly known as DiDi Kuaidi. Since launching in 2012, DiDi has provided services for 450 million users on its platform. In the past year, the company completed 7.4 billion rides. As a comparison, Uber completed 4 billion. The market in China is a lot larger than the U.S., and the company is rapidly expanding with hopes to one day be the largest transport platform in the world.

Similar to Uber and Lyft, DiDi has many different services available for consumers …

DiDi is the "Uber" of China. Headquartered in Beijing, DiDi has grown to support over 400 cities in China and just recently has also made the move into Mexico. DiDi provides a wide variety of car types from standard, affordable rides to luxury high-class vehicles. There is even a car pool option if you are looking to save money or if you would rather you can also rent a car using DiDi's platform. We have compiled all the DiDi ride options below so you can know what to expect when you hail a car via DiDi.

DiDi Express

DiDi's …