Uber is an app-based transportation network and taxi company headquartered in San Francisco, California, which operates in cities in many countries. The company uses a smartphone application to receive ride requests, and then sends these trip requests to their drivers.Customers use the app to request rides and track their reserved vehicle's location.As of 16 December 2014 the service was available in 53 countries and more than 200 cities worldwide,and was valued at more than US$40 billion. Since Uber's launch several other companies have emulated its business model, in a trend that has come to be referred to as "Uberification".

Using People's Uber in Beijing is even cheaper than Taxi. No payment procedure is needed when finishing the ride and you can step out as soon as you arrive at destination.