On the evening of May 2, a 24-year-old female teacher in Shenzhen hitched a ride back to school via a mobile car-hailing app.

Winter might be coming for car-hailing apps in China-if recent draft regulations on private car-hailing services put forward by China's transport authorities become a reality.

如果最近起草的由中国交通局提出的关于私家车呼叫服务法案通过的话，冬天将迎来打的高峰期。

The conservative draft, which requires car-hailing services to operate more like traditional taxi companies, has drawn opposition from legal and public administration experts.

旧草案要求打的服务像传统出租车公司一样运行，该法案已经违反了法律并引起了公共行政机关专家的反对。

Much of that equity and debt has been raised in the past six months, as the San Francisco-based car-hailing company takes advantage of huge investor appetite for its fast-growing business.

很大一部分股权和债务融资是在过去6个月完成的。这家总部位于旧金山的叫车公司利用了投资者对该公司快速增长的业务的巨大胃口。

It says it controls 83 per cent of the car-hailing market.

滴滴快的声称其控制了叫车市场83%的市场份额。

Analysts said the announcement of the R& D centre was Mr Cook's latest attempt to gain favour with Beijing, following the US group's$ 1bn investment in Didi Chuxing, the Chinese car-hailing company, in May.

分析师们表示，宣布设立该研发中心是库克赢得中国政府好感的最新企图。此前，这家美国集团曾在今年5月向中国叫车软件公司滴滴出行（Didi Chuxing）投资10亿美元。

China's latest draft regulations on private car-hailing services may seriously harm companies such as Didi Kuaidi and Uber.

中国最新制定的关于私家车呼叫服务的条款严重打击了滴滴，快滴和优步等公司。

The pair announced a merger in March, creating a Goliath in the Chinese car-hailing industry with an estimated 99.8 per cent market share, according to Beijing-based internet consultancy Enfodesk.

后两者在今年3月宣布合并，缔造了中国叫车产业的巨无霸。根据北京互联网咨询公司易观智库（Enfodesk）的数据，合并后的公司市场占有率估计达99.8%。

The Chinese car-hailing app Didi Chuxing said on Thursday that it had brought in$ 7.3 billion in its latest round of fund-raising, which included Apple, Alibaba, and SoftBank as investors.

中国打车软件滴滴出行周四表示，它在最近一轮融资中筹得73亿美元资金，投资方包括苹果（Apple）、阿里巴巴、软银（SoftBank）等。

Launched in 2011, WeChat has evolved to include services such as car-hailing, food deliveries, e-commerce and utility payments from just an instant messaging app.

于2011年推出的微信已经发展为集网约车、食品交付、电子商务和公用事业支付等功能于一体的即时通讯应用程序。

Car-hailing has quickly grown from a niche sector to a large industry in China, where the ubiquity of smartphones has translated into millions of rides a day.

在中国，网约车已迅速从一个小众领域发展为一个大规模产业，智能手机的普及转变为每日数百万次出行。

China's online ride-hailing companies rise to 309

中国网约车公司增至309家

Various online car-hailing apps are providing more solution for transport.

多家网上叫车应用为交通运输提供了更多的解决方案。

AutoNavi provides mapping and other navigation-based services, which Didi also uses in its ride-hailing services.

高德提供的地图以及其他基于导航的服务也被滴滴用于其网约车服务中。

Car-hailing has been met with protests and bans in many countries, but Beijing has sought to co-opt the technology to promote economic growth.

网约车服务在很多国家遭遇抗议和禁令，但中国政府寻求利用这种技术促进经济增长。

Their employers don't keep tabs on how often the drivers work or require them to reach driving quotas.

网约车司机的雇主不管司机工作多长时间，或者对他们有工作的配额要求。

Some ride-hailing applications had encroached on drivers' rights by collecting high commissions, meaning they have to work longer to maintain their incomes.

有些网约车平台设置过高抽成比例，侵害了驾驶员的权益，驾驶员为了保证收入只能超时劳动。

Mark: Think about how taxis and ride-hailing services are already so popular.

马克：想想看，现在出租车和网约车服务已经非常受欢迎了。

But his days in the business are probably numbered, he said on Wednesday.

但他在周三说，他当网约车司机的日子可能不多了。

Taxi and online car-hailing services between Beijing and other cities will resume;

恢复进出北京跨城出租车、网约车等业务；

There are over 3.51 million licensed ride-hailing drivers serving 236 platforms nationwide.

交通运输部运输服务司负责人李华强表示，目前全国共有236家网约车平台企业，取得许可的网约车驾驶员超过351万人。