DIDI, China’s largest ride-hailing application, yesterday said it has joined forces with local firm Haibo Taxi to roll out a chauffeur service.

About 500 licensed cabs will be available to provide services to Didi passengers from the end of this month, and drivers will be restricted to picking up passengers who have ordered online.

Haibo Taxi general manager Zhou Yong said the company may include high-end vehicles in its existing fleet of Passat cars, but the price will remain the same.