Xi'an Transport Enforcement Team Requires Ride-Hailing Platforms to Self-Inspect for "Delivery-Only, No-Passenger" Violations

In October, the Xi'an Comprehensive Transport Law Enforcement Detachment convened a scheduling meeting with ride-hailing platforms, setting out clear regulatory requirements for the 25 platforms operating in the city and requiring them to proactively self-inspect recent violations in which ride-hailing orders were used to "deliver goods only, without carrying passengers." Li Chen, a squadron leader with the Xi'an Comprehensive Transport Law Enforcement Detachment, said the regulatory reminder targets the violation of using passenger ride-hailing orders solely for deliveries and does not mean a halt to platforms' "four-wheel small parcel" freight business. The reminder is related to complaints previously received by law enforcement authorities. Li Chen said that under relevant regulations, the contractual subject matter of a ride-hailing passenger order is passenger transport services, not cargo transport services, and using passenger orders exclusively for deliveries constitutes operating beyond the approved scope.