Cybersecurity
China's Uber-for-Trucks Apps Trade Barbs as Battle Turns Toxic
- Chinese Uber-for-trucks apps report each other to police
- Huochebang, Yunmanman both under police investigation
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Harassing phone calls, spam text messages and police investigations -- the fight between China’s Uber-for-trucks apps is getting nasty.
Huochebang and Yunmanman, the two largest technology players in a Chinese trucking market estimated at 5 trillion yuan ($753 billion), are trading accusations of dirty tricks as they battle for supremacy. After starting in the country’s raucous cargo centers, the brawl is spreading to law enforcement agencies.