网约车市场，依然人来人往

对一部分人来说，开网约车是空窗期的一个权宜之计。完成过渡后，他们确信自己能够重新出发。而对于另外一部分人，也许理想不过就是四季三餐，勤勤恳恳开网约车的收入，已经足够让他们留下来。

作者 | 阿瑞

编辑 | DR

题图 |《亲爱的乘客，你好》

过去一年，经常打车的人都能感觉到，开网约车的司机越来越多了。

一名西安的博主发现，如今叫车比以前更容易，叫到新车的比例也在提高。最近半年，他经常遇到一些新手司机师傅，他们明显不太熟悉路线。

今年以来，深圳、重庆、江西景德镇等多地交通局陆续发布网约车行业风险预警信息，不断提醒人们谨慎进入这个行业。

尽管如此，依旧有人选择加入。根据交通部数据，截至2024年5月31日，全国共有351家网约车平台公司取得网约车平台经营许可；各地共发放网约车驾驶员证703.3万本、车辆运输证294.8万本，创历史新高。

网约车行业竞争激烈，为什么还有大量的人争相涌入？而对于一直在这个行业里的人来说，又是什么让他们坚守其中？新周刊和几位网约车司机聊了聊，谈谈他们对这个行业的付出与期待。

开网约车，不只是体力活

海南的小永最近在考虑下班后开网约车，她刚结婚不久，想趁没孩子时给自己的小家更多经济保障。在网约车快速崛起的那些年，这是一个很常见的选择，容易赚钱又来去自由。

对小永这样没有车却想入行的人来说，买车还是租车成为了首个要面临的选择。在发帖询问网友后，小永的答案逐渐明晰。

如果自行买车，符合平台要求的车型一般需要花费七八万元以上。那些不能确定自己是否能够长期坚持的人往往会选择租车，尽管每月也需付出几千元的租金，但对于想试试水的新手司机来说，租车简单便捷、更具灵活性，最重要的是经济压力小。

租车对于新手司机来说，更具灵活性。（图/图虫创意）

于是，小永租了一辆电车，她计划和丈夫在下班后轮流开5个小时。评论区里的网友提醒她：“两个人必须开两个账号，但每个号开车时间太短，你们很可能忙活一个月只挣到租金。”

一旦“上车”，“下车”便不再是件容易的事。不少司机形容“上车”后的心态，就是相当于“每天一睁眼就欠了上百元车租/车贷”，一些人为了不浪费已经付出的金钱，停下来的时间很少。

这几年，随着行业逐步规范化，监管部门对网约车车型、证件都有要求，这在一定程度上意味着，想要有稳定收入，司机必须花时间经营好自己的账号。

换句话说，就是要投入更多精力。

张晋在北京开网约车，每天固定早上7点出车，到晚上10点收车回家。为了防止司机疲劳驾驶，平台有相应规则。以滴滴为例，司机服务时长满4小时，强制休息20分钟；计费时长满10小时，强制休息6小时。2024年1月，他感冒了，吃药容易困倦，但为了兼顾收入和安全，他便连续一周白天睡觉、夜里戴着口罩出车。

想要收入比较满意，需要尽量保证早晚高峰出车。深圳网约车司机刘珊珊告诉新周刊：“如果坚持不了，就不要跑网约车了。”

规律且稳定地出车，同样受到平台的鼓励。司机有相应的评分机制，车辆标准、完单情况、乘客评价、驾驶安全情况等多种因素共同构成一个司机的评分，更高的分数往往意味着在接单时更具优势。为了维持高分，对司机来说最简单的方法就是保持良好的服务质量，并尽量在早晚高峰持续接单。

规律且稳定地出车，在接单时更具优势。（图/滴滴出行）

刘珊珊2019年入行，疫情三年始终坚持，那时月入过万元还算轻松。但2023年下半年，她发现高峰期接单似乎变难了。

“以前运气好的话，早高峰流水能跑三四百元，现在只要有二百元，我们就能偷着乐了。下午5点至7点晚高峰，有时候我连一个单都接不到。”

为了争取到更多订单，司机们总结了各种各样的小窍门。有人关注同城抖音、微博，看到有大型活动、考试，就去相应的地点接单；有人察言观色，知道和什么样的乘客聊天、怎么聊才能得到好评。

当低价碰上聚合平台层层抽佣

除了日常讨论的接单技巧外，不少网约车司机还经常面对另一个问题——接不接便宜单。

几年前，为了满足更多用户不同的出行需求，以特惠单为代表的网约车便宜品类应运而生，一方面通过降低车费吸引乘客打车，另一方面也达到提升司机接单量和增加司机收入的目的。

但司机们始终没有找到一个标准答案：

有人认为，特惠单性价比不高，宁愿集中精力在其他类型的订单上；也有人觉得，靠特惠单积少成多，总会体现在最终的收入上。

余超在广州花都开网约车，他告诉新周刊：“现在网约车平台太多了，都在比谁的价格更低。”

根据交通运输部数据，截至2024年5月，全国共有351家网约车平台公司取得网约车平台经营许可，持续增长。司机们有了更多选择，但这也意味着更激烈的竞争。

取得网约车平台经营许可的公司在持续增长。（图/图虫创意）

其中，特惠单是诸多平台吸引消费者的重要手段，该模式下，系统会提前预估出一个固定的行程价格，费用往往较实时计价订单便宜。

不过，不少司机不太喜欢特惠单。

特惠单碰上堵车，更是令司机头疼。“尤其是早晚高峰堵车时，一小时可能只能拉一两单。”相较之下，如果司机接的是路上不堵车的长距离订单，在同样的时间内，收获的流水更高。

对此，新周刊了解到，从2023年8月开始，滴滴率先在行业中调整了特惠计价规则，在苏州、青岛、南宁、杭州、广州、重庆等超过200个城市对特惠订单试行实时计价。实时计价后，在堵车场景下，司机也能得到堵车等待时长对应的报酬；当乘客要求司机多送一段路时，司机会获得多送里程的报酬；且特惠订单的接单开关可自愿打开或关闭，司机有选择权。

聚合平台高德打车此前也上线政策，若进行“一口价”订单时遇到堵车，司机最多可获得每单10元的补贴。

和一部分不愿接特惠单的司机不同，为了能在有限的时间内多接些单子，许多司机依然会打开接特惠单的选项。

余超分析：“这两年消费降级，越来越多乘客更愿意打拼车、特惠车等经济实惠的类型。如果司机不想错失这部分‘蛋糕’，最好还是接特惠单。”

与其他司机不同，余超反而更愿意接特惠单，尽管大部分订单价格不高，但一天能接30单左右。“如果是快车单，一天接不到这么多，有的师傅等半个小时才收到一个单。”

（图/《机动搜查队404》）

此外，网约车市场近年来也发生了变化，越来越多的司机通过聚合平台接单。网约车监管信息交互系统在2024年5月共收到订单信息9.44亿单，其中面向乘客、与网约车平台公司共同提供服务的平台（俗称“聚合平台”）完成2.42亿单，占比26%，且逐渐扩大。

新的问题也随之凸显。

自2023年下半年以来，多地监管明确要求网约车聚合平台及合作网约车平台公司应落实明码标价，不得以不正当价格行为扰乱市场秩序，网约车聚合平台不得干预网约车平台公司价格行为。

据《上观新闻》报道，很多打车订单正经历聚合平台层层“倒卖”，激烈竞争下，司机到手的收入越来越低。

作为市场的参与主体，司机们努力提高收入的同时，滴滴这样的打车平台也在让利。

来自滴滴的数据显示，仅2023年国庆假期期间，滴滴就累计投入了10亿元补贴和奖励，覆盖打车、自驾、货运搬家等场景，其中超3亿元奖励直接发放给司机，以增加其收益。2024年“五一”假期期间，滴滴又上线十大福利关怀举措，包括发放超3亿元司机补贴，以及流水加速卡、免佣卡、完单奖等多种奖励，进一步提高司机收入。

除了对司机的鼓励和补贴外，平台也在加大投入，推动消费端释放活力。新周刊了解到，近期，滴滴在广州、西安、长沙、杭州、郑州等全国130个城市就推出了“早上打一单，夏夜就免单”活动，通过向用户发放网约车优惠券的形式，满足当下旺盛的打车需求。不仅如此，滴滴还在沈阳、长春、无锡、长沙、青岛、成都等全国66座城市发放出租车品类优惠券，并推出了完单抽奖、限时领券、好友助力领券等多种形式活动，以助力夜间经济的发展。

养家与顾家，难以两全

如今，对于不少人而言，开网约车仍然算是一个相当体面的赚钱方式，不必日晒雨淋，也能拥有过得去的收入。

据58同城2023年发布的《交通运输行业就业趋势报告》显示，从收入上看，网约车司机招聘收入最高，企业月平均支付11192元。

不过，多名司机向新周刊表示，“月流水过万”的他们普遍有着不小的生活压力。

清华大学《2021年中国一线城市出行平台调研报告》显示，一线城市网约车司机的平均年龄在40岁左右，大部分都是“上有老，下有小”的中年人。

38岁的张晋，一年前和妻子一同离开山西老家来到北京。在老家时，他开货车每个月能挣七千多元，妻子则是商场的售货员，每月工资三千元。以前孩子们年纪小，离不开父母照顾。等最小的孩子上了小学，夫妻俩深感还是需要多赚些钱，“现在干什么都离不开钱”。

刚好张晋的朋友在北京开了多年网约车，说平台福利不错，大城市打车的人多，劝他也来试试。

对于不少人而言，开网约车仍然算是一个相当体面的赚钱方式。（图/滴滴出行）

他们在顺义的一个城中村租了一间房，妻子在一家餐厅打工，张晋则在朋友的介绍下付了一万元租车押金，跑起了网约车。这里离首都国际机场比较近，适合网约车接单，房租又便宜，每个月只要750元，冬天另加取暖费300元。

每个月，房租之外，张晋还要付5400元的车租，除去充电费和其他生活消费，剩余的钱为孩子们存起来。孩子们留在老家上学，由爷爷奶奶照顾。过年回家时，张晋不理解“为什么现在的小孩回家不是看电视就是玩平板”，他只希望孩子们好好读书。

对于凡事只能靠自己的普通人而言，挣钱养家与陪伴家人，很多时候都是二选一，没有讨价还价的余地。

但换一个身份和处境——比如那些被期待着更多地平衡工作和家庭的女性，网约车给了她们一些可能性。

据《2024滴滴数字出行女性生态报告》显示，2023年全球超100万名女司机通过滴滴平台获得收入。其中，82%的女司机认同跑网约车时间灵活，52%的女司机选择跑滴滴是为了增加收入来源，另有22%的人是因为可以免去职场压力。

定居上海的林小云便是其中之一。80后的她在2019年生了二胎，后来碰上疫情，就辞去销售工作，专心照顾家庭。2023年年初，她想回归职场，但工作并不好找。“现在很多年轻人有研究生文凭，我们这个年纪的大专学历，基本不占优势。”

家里两个小孩每个月花销差不多两万元，如果她不工作，丈夫的压力会比较大。二胎快要上小学，林小云还希望工作时间灵活，方便同时照看小孩，最终选择了开网约车。

从格子间到网约车，林小云一开始是有心理落差的，“我就觉得自己怎么会去当一个车夫了”，但她还是慢慢接受了这份工作，“人家说得对，小车厢大世界，可以了解到很多不同的人群”。

她坚持每天早高峰开启工作，尽管夜间高峰出车次数少，但因为保持规律的出车，收入不会太差。

对于被期待更多地平衡工作和家庭的女性而言，网约车给了她们一些可能性。（图/图虫创意）

开了几个月网约车后，林小云感觉带孩子多少还是有些力不从心，有时要赶早高峰，孩子却哭闹了起来。好在婆婆住在隔壁小区，工作日林小云就把孩子放在婆婆家。她考虑着，等孩子上了小学，还是要把孩子接回身边带。

林小云努力平衡着工作和家庭。“有时候我开车累了，家里有点乱，我老公也是比较理解的。我哪天休息了，就在家里搞大扫除，他也会来一起。”

林小云说，网约车这份工作也给了她成就感。

作为女司机，林小云有时会遭遇乘客的偏见。“有些人会觉得我们开车技术不好，反应比较慢。但是我们把车开好了，也能改变他们的看法。”

更多时候，林小云得到的是称赞。“滴滴蛮人性化的，偶尔工作到比较晚的时候，给我匹配的基本都是女乘客。遇到女司机，很多女生就很开心，会跟我聊天，还说可以安心在车上睡一会儿了。”

新周刊发现，前不久，滴滴公众评议会还曾邀请用户投票选择期望推出的打车功能，其中“女乘客可选女司机”以24.2%的比例位列投票第一。滴滴表示，后续将尽快制定产品方案，并陆续邀请用户内测。

滴滴公众评议会发起的“您希望滴滴提供哪些功能？”投票结果。（图/滴滴出行）

生活的出路，各有选择

无论如何，网约车始终为很多人提供了一种灵活的赚钱选择，稳定、简单且足够糊口。

最近，有司机发帖表示自己失业后没有找到合适的工作，就先跑一段时间网约车试试。“比不上从货车、出租车转行过来的大哥大姐，他们太能吃苦了。咱们年轻些的、坐过办公室的人，开网约车后心理落差很大。”

有人回复他：“放平心态吧，我之前是公司二把手呢，现在也在开网约车。还是要再寻找机会，把网约车当成一个过渡就好了。”

网约车为很多人提供了一种灵活的赚钱选择。（图/《我的解放日志》）

对一部分人来说，开网约车是空窗期的一个权宜之计。完成过渡后，他们确信自己能够重新出发。

在社交平台上，有着相似经历的人比比皆是。他们大多在尝试开了几个月网约车后，又转行去做销售、开网店、视频剪辑、带货主播等，在人生需要转向或调头的关键时刻，网约车给了他们相当宝贵的缓冲期。

而对于另外一部分人，也许理想不过就是四季三餐，勤勤恳恳开网约车的收入，已经足够让他们留下来。

在可预见的未来，余超觉得自己也会一直留下来。一方面自己的车贷还没有还完，另一方面也找不到收入更高的工作。“我的收入，比上不足，比下有余。这一行是多劳多得嘛，干久一点就多点钱。”

刘珊珊在给车子充电的休息时间，也问过旁边的司机都跑什么平台。“大家都差不多，行情不好的时候大家都不好跑，春节前后是一年中行情最好的时段，收入都还可以。”她今年50岁，距离平台规定的女司机年龄上限还有15年。她想，只要能达到自己的预期收入，她都会在这个行业跑下去。

刘珊珊或许是坚持留在这个行业中的女性缩影。来自滴滴的数据显示，目前，有超过60万名女性司机通过滴滴平台获得收入，其中79%是家庭唯一收入来源。

多劳多得，让许多人决定留下来继续开网约车。（图/滴滴出行）

相较于刘珊珊，林小云的收入暂时未达预期，但还在她能接受的范围内。“以后的事情谁也无法预测，可能等市场回暖以后我会考虑去做点小生意，不过近几年应该就是开网约车了，因为还得辅导孩子功课。”

张晋觉得开网约车比开货车轻松不少，不用搬货卸货，省了许多力气。“北京没感觉到网约车饱和，打车的人很多，还是比较好接单的。而且滴滴也很靠谱，有时候会给免佣卡，对订单免抽成。”

他十分乐观，仍想继续开下去，直到攒够给孩子们在县城买房子的钱。

The ride hailing market is still bustling with people

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For some people, opening a ride hailing service is a temporary solution during the window period. After completing the transition, they were confident that they could start again. For another group of people, perhaps the ideal is just three meals a year, and the income from diligently driving ride hailing services is enough for them to stay.

Author | Ari

Edit | DR

Title: "Dear passenger, hello"

In the past year, people who often take taxis can feel that there are more and more drivers driving ride hailing services.

A blogger from Xi'an found that it is now easier to hail a car than before, and the proportion of new cars being hailed is also increasing. In the past six months, he has often encountered some novice drivers who are obviously not familiar with the route.

Since the beginning of this year, transportation bureaus in Shenzhen, Chongqing, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi and other places have successively issued risk warning information for the ride hailing industry, constantly reminding people to enter this industry with caution.

Nevertheless, there are still people who choose to join. according to data from the Ministry of Transport, as of May 31, 2024, a total of 351 ride hailing platform companies in China have obtained operating licenses for ride hailing platforms; A total of 7.033 million ride hailing driver's licenses and 2.948 million vehicle transportation licenses were issued in various regions, setting a new historical high.

Why are there still a large number of people rushing into the fiercely competitive ride hailing industry? And for those who have always been in this industry, what makes them stick to it? New Weekly talked to several ride hailing drivers about their efforts and expectations in this industry.

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Driving a ride hailing service is not just a physical activity

Xiaoyong from Hainan is currently considering driving a ride hailing service after work. She has just gotten married and wants to provide more financial security for her family when she doesn't have children. In the years when ride hailing services were rapidly rising, this was a common choice that was easy to make money and had the freedom to come and go.

For someone like Xiaoyong who doesn't have a car but wants to enter the industry, buying a car or renting a car has become the first choice they have to face. After posting to ask netizens, Xiaoyong's answer gradually became clear.

If you buy a car by yourself, a model that meets the platform's requirements usually costs more than 70000 to 80000 yuan. Those who are unsure if they can persist in the long term often choose to rent a car, even though they have to pay several thousand yuan in rent every month. For novice drivers who want to try the waters, renting a car is simple, convenient, more flexible, and most importantly, has less economic pressure.

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Renting a car is more flexible for novice drivers. (Image/Image Worm Creative)

So Xiaoyong rented a tram and planned to take turns driving with her husband for 5 hours after work. A netizen in the comment section reminded her, "Two people must open two accounts, but the driving time for each account is too short, and you may only earn rent for a busy month

Once you get on the bus, getting off the bus is no longer an easy task. Many drivers describe their mentality after "getting on the car" as equivalent to "owing hundreds of yuan in car rental/loan every day when they wake up". Some people stop for very little time in order not to waste the money they have already paid.

In recent years, with the gradual standardization of the industry, regulatory authorities have requirements for ride hailing models and certificates. This to some extent means that in order to have stable income, drivers must spend time managing their own accounts.

In other words, it means investing more energy.

Zhang Jin drives a ride hailing service in Beijing, departing at 7am every day and returning home at 10pm. In order to prevent drivers from fatigue driving, the platform has corresponding rules. Taking Didi as an example, if the driver's service time reaches 4 hours, they will be forced to take a 20 minute break; If the billing period exceeds 10 hours, a mandatory 6-hour rest will be required. In January 2024, he caught a cold and was prone to fatigue from taking medication. However, in order to balance income and safety, he slept during the day and wore a mask while driving at night for a week.

If you want to have a satisfactory income, you need to try to ensure that you drive during peak hours in the morning and evening. Shenzhen ride hailing driver Liu Shanshan told New Weekly, "If you can't stick to it, don't go ride hailing anymore

Regularly and stably driving is also encouraged by the platform. Drivers have a corresponding scoring mechanism, which is composed of various factors such as vehicle standards, completion status, passenger evaluations, and driving safety. A higher score often means a greater advantage when accepting orders. The easiest way for drivers to maintain high scores is to maintain good service quality and try to continue taking orders during the morning and evening rush hours.

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Regularly and stably driving has an advantage when accepting orders. (Image/Didi Chuxing)

Liu Shanshan entered the industry in 2019 and persisted throughout the three years of the pandemic. At that time, earning over 10000 yuan per month was relatively easy. But in the second half of 2023, she found that it seemed difficult to take orders during peak periods.

If we were lucky in the past, we could earn three to four hundred yuan during the morning rush hour. Now, with only two hundred yuan, we can enjoy ourselves. From 5 pm to 7 pm during the evening rush hour, sometimes I can't even get a single order

In order to secure more orders, drivers have summarized various tips. Some people pay attention to Tiktok and Weibo in the same city. When they see large-scale activities and examinations, they go to corresponding places to receive orders; Some people read people's expressions and know what kind of passengers to chat with and how to get good reviews.

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When low prices encounter layers of commission from aggregation platforms

In addition to the daily discussion of order taking skills, many ride hailing drivers often face another problem - whether to take cheap orders or not.

A few years ago, in order to meet the different travel needs of more users, the affordable category of online ride hailing, represented by special offers, emerged. On the one hand, it attracted passengers to take a taxi by reducing fares, and on the other hand, it also achieved the goal of increasing driver order volume and driver income.

But the drivers have never found a standard answer:

Some people believe that the cost-effectiveness of special offers is not high, and they would rather focus on other types of orders; Some people also believe that accumulating small amounts through special offers will always be reflected in the final income.

Yu Chao drives a ride hailing service in Huadu, Guangzhou. He told New Weekly, "There are too many ride hailing platforms now, and everyone is competing for lower prices

According to data from the Ministry of Transport, as of May 2024, a total of 351 ride hailing platform companies in China have obtained operating licenses for ride hailing platforms, with continuous growth. Drivers have more choices, but this also means more intense competition.

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The companies that have obtained operating licenses for ride hailing platforms are continuously growing. (Image/Image Worm Creative)

Among them, special offers are an important means for many platforms to attract consumers. In this mode, the system will estimate a fixed itinerary price in advance, which is often cheaper than real-time pricing orders.

However, many drivers are not very fond of special offers.

The special offer encountering traffic congestion is even more headache inducing for drivers. especially during rush hour traffic jams, drivers may only be able to place one or two orders per hour. In contrast, if the driver takes long-distance orders that are not congested on the road, they will receive higher revenue in the same amount of time.

In this regard, New Weekly learned that since August 2023, Didi has taken the lead in adjusting preferential pricing rules in the industry, and has piloted real-time pricing for preferential orders in more than 200 cities, including Suzhou, Qingdao, Nanning, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Chongqing. After real-time pricing, drivers can also receive rewards corresponding to the waiting time in traffic jams; When passengers request the driver to cover an additional distance, the driver will receive compensation for the extra distance covered; The acceptance switch for special orders can be voluntarily turned on or off, and the driver has the right to choose.

Gaode Taxi, an aggregation platform, has also implemented a policy that allows drivers to receive a maximum subsidy of 10 yuan per order if they encounter traffic congestion during a "fixed price" order.

Unlike some drivers who are unwilling to accept special offers, many drivers still turn on the option to accept special offers in order to take more orders within a limited time.

Yu Chao's analysis: "In the past two years, consumer spending has been downgraded, and more and more passengers are willing to take affordable types such as carpooling and discounted cars. If drivers don't want to miss out on this part of the 'cake', it's best to accept discounted orders

Unlike other drivers, Yu Chao is more willing to accept discounted orders, although most orders are not expensive, he can accept around 30 orders per day. If it's a express ticket, you can't receive so many in a day. Some drivers wait for half an hour to receive one ticket

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(Image/Mobile search Team 404)

In addition, the ride hailing market has also undergone changes in recent years, with more and more drivers taking orders through aggregation platforms. The online ride hailing regulatory information exchange system received a total of 944 million orders in May 2024, of which 242 million orders were completed by platforms (commonly known as "aggregation platforms") that provide services to passengers and ride hailing platform companies, accounting for 26%, and gradually expanding.

New issues have also emerged.

Since the second half of 2023, multiple regulatory authorities have explicitly required ride hailing aggregation platforms and cooperative ride hailing platform companies to implement clear pricing and not disrupt market order with unfair pricing behavior. Ride hailing aggregation platforms are not allowed to interfere with the pricing behavior of ride hailing platform companies.

According to a report by Shangguan News, many taxi orders are going through layers of "reselling" on aggregation platforms, and under fierce competition, drivers' income is getting lower and lower.

As participants in the market, while drivers strive to increase their income, ride hailing platforms like Didi are also making concessions.

According to data from Didi, during the 2023 National Day holiday alone, Didi has invested a total of 1 billion yuan in subsidies and rewards, covering scenarios such as ride hailing, self driving, and freight moving. More than 300 million yuan in rewards have been directly distributed to drivers to increase their income. During the May Day holiday in 2024, Didi has launched ten major welfare and care measures, including providing over 300 million yuan in driver subsidies, as well as various rewards such as flow acceleration cards, commission free cards, and completion awards, further increasing driver income.

In addition to encouraging and subsidizing drivers, the platform is also increasing investment to promote the release of vitality on the consumer side. New Weekly learned that recently, Didi has launched a "one order in the morning, free on summer nights" campaign in 130 cities across the country, including Guangzhou, Xi'an, Changsha, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, etc. By distributing ride hailing coupons to users, it meets the current strong demand for ride hailing services. Not only that, Didi has also distributed taxi category coupons in 66 cities across the country, including Shenyang, Changchun, Wuxi, Changsha, Qingdao, and Chengdu. It has also launched various forms of activities, such as completing single lottery, limited time coupon collection, and friend assisted coupon collection, to promote the development of the night economy.

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It's difficult to balance supporting and caring for the family

Nowadays, for many people, driving a ride hailing service is still considered a fairly decent way to make money, without having to endure the sun and rain, and can still have a decent income.

According to the "Transportation Industry Employment trend Report" released by 58.com in 2023, in terms of income, the recruitment of ride hailing drivers has the highest income, with companies paying an average of 11192 yuan per month.

However, multiple drivers told New Weekly that they generally face significant life pressure as they have a monthly turnover of over ten thousand yuan.

According to the 2021 China First tier City Travel Platform Research Report by Tsinghua University, the average age of ride hailing drivers in first tier cities is around 40 years old, with the majority being middle-aged people who are both elderly and young.

Zhang Jin, 38 years old, left his hometown in Shanxi and came to Beijing with his wife a year ago. When he was in his hometown, he could earn over 7000 yuan per month by driving a truck, while his wife worked as a salesperson in a shopping mall with a monthly salary of 3000 yuan. Previously, children were young and couldn't live without their parents' care. When the youngest child started elementary school, the couple felt that they still needed to earn more money. "Now, everything we do cannot do without money.

Coincidentally, Zhang Jin's friend has been driving a ride hailing service in Beijing for many years. He said that the platform offers good benefits and there are many people taking taxis in big cities. He advised him to give it a try too.

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For many people, driving a ride hailing service is still considered a decent way to make money. (Image/Didi Chuxing)

They rented a room in an urban village in Shunyi, while their wife worked at a restaurant. Zhang Jin, on the other hand, paid a rental deposit of 10000 yuan through a friend's introduction and started using online car hailing services. This place is relatively close to the Capital International Airport, suitable for online car hailing services, and the rent is cheap, only 750 yuan per month, with an additional heating fee of 300 yuan in winter.

Every month, in addition to rent, Zhang Jin also has to pay 5400 yuan for car rental. After deducting charging fees and other living expenses, the remaining money is saved for the children. The children stay in their hometown to study and are taken care of by their grandparents. When Zhang Jin returned home for the Chinese New Year, he didn't understand why children nowadays either watch TV or play on tablets. He only hoped that the children would study hard.

For ordinary people who can only rely on themselves for everything, earning money to support their families or accompanying them is often a choice between two, with no room for negotiation.

But in a different identity and situation, such as those women who are expected to balance work and family more, ride hailing offers them some possibilities.

According to the 2024 Didi Digital Mobility Women's Ecology Report, over one million female drivers worldwide will earn income through the Didi platform in 2023. Among them, 82% of female drivers agree that ride hailing services have flexible schedules, 52% of female drivers choose to ride on Didi to increase their income sources, and another 22% choose to avoid workplace pressure.

Lin Xiaoyun, who settled in Shanghai, is one of them. She, born in the 1980s, gave birth to her second child in 2019. Later, due to the pandemic, she quit her sales job and focused on taking care of her family. At the beginning of 2023, she wanted to return to the workplace, but it was not easy to find a job. Nowadays, many young people have a graduate degree, and at our age, having a college degree is basically not advantageous

The two children in the family spend about 20000 yuan per month, and if she doesn't work, the pressure on her husband will be relatively high. Lin Xiaoyun's second child is about to start primary school, and she hopes to have flexible working hours to take care of her child at the same time. In the end, she chose to drive a ride hailing service.

From the grid to ride hailing services, Lin Xiaoyun initially had a psychological gap. "I just thought how could I become a rickshaw driver," but she gradually accepted the job. "They're right, the small carriage has a big world, and you can learn about many different people.

She insists on starting work during the morning rush hour every day. Although she has fewer trips during the night rush hour, her income will not be too poor because she maintains a regular schedule of trips.

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For women who are expected to balance work and family more, ride hailing offers them some possibilities. (Image/Image Worm Creative)

After driving a ride hailing service for several months, Lin Xiaoyun felt that she was still struggling to take care of her child. Sometimes she had to rush to the morning rush hour, but her child started crying and fussing. Fortunately, my mother-in-law lives in the neighboring community, so on weekdays, Lin Xiaoyun leaves her child at her house. She was considering bringing her child back to her side when they started elementary school.

Lin Xiaoyun strives to balance work and family. Sometimes when I get tired of driving and the house is a bit messy, my husband understands quite well. Whenever I take a break, I do a big cleaning at home and he comes along

Lin Xiaoyun said that the job of ride hailing also gave her a sense of achievement.

As a female driver, Lin Xiaoyun sometimes encounters prejudice from passengers. Some people may think that our driving skills are not good and our reactions are slow. But if we drive the car well, we can also change their perception

More often than not, Lin Xiaoyun receives praise. Didi is quite user-friendly. Occasionally when I work late, most of the people I match are female passengers. When I meet female drivers, many girls are very happy and chat with me, even saying they can sleep in the car for a while with peace of mind

New Weekly found that not long ago, the Didi Public Evaluation Committee also invited users to vote for the desired ride hailing function, with "female passengers can choose female drivers" ranking first with 24.2% of the votes. Didi stated that it will develop a product plan as soon as possible and gradually invite users for internal testing.

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The voting result of "What functions do you want Didi to provide?" initiated by the Didi Public Evaluation Committee. (Image/Didi Chuxing)

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The way out of life, each has its own choice

Anyway, ride hailing services

句子成分分析：(划分说明)  提示：框中标识可点击

[After driving a ride hailing service [for several months]], Lin Xiaoyun felt | thatshe was [still] struggling to take care (of her child).
[Sometimes] she had to rush [to the morning rush hour], || but her child startedcrying and fussing.

句子语法结构详解：

(felt 为 feel 的过去式。)

* driving 为动名词，作介词宾语。
* hailing 为现在分词，作后置定语。
* felt 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* that 为连词，引导宾语从句。
* struggling 为谓语，采用一般过去进行时。
* to take 为不定式，作状语。
* 第1个 rush 为谓语。
* but 为并列连词，连接并列句，表转折。
* started 为谓语，采用一般过去时。
* crying 为动名词，作宾语。
* fussing 为动名词。
* had to 为情态动词。she 为人称代词主格。her 为形容词型物主代词。was 为助动词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。

句子相关词汇解释：

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句子成分分析：(划分说明)  提示：框中标识可点击

[Sometimes] when I get tired of driving || and the house is [a bit] messy, || my husband understands [quite well].
Whenever I take a break, || I do a big cleaning [at home] || and he comesalong

句子语法结构详解：

* when 为连词，引导时间状语从句。
* get 为系动词作谓语，采用一般现在时。
* tired 为形容词作表语。
* 第1个 and 为并列连词，连接并列句。
* is 为系动词作谓语，采用一般现在时。
* messy 为形容词作表语。
* my 开头为陈述句。
* understands 为谓语，采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* whenever 为连词，引导让步状语从句。
* take 为谓语，采用一般现在时。
* 第3个 I 开头为陈述句。
* do 为谓语，采用一般现在时。
* 第2个 and 为并列连词，连接并列句。
* comes 为谓语，采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* I, he 为人称代词主格。my 为形容词型物主代词。the 为定冠词。

句子相关词汇解释：

Phrase:

Vocabulary:

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