Uber rivals Lyft and Didi Kuaidi create 'international alliance' to challenge its dominance
Uber has already made enemies of lawyers and regulators the world over, but a new, potentially powerful one has just emerged.
To fight the extraordinary rise of the controversial taxi-hailing app, two of its competitors, Lyft and Didi Kuaidi, which are major rivals in the US and China, respectively, have come together to create an international alliance.
Under the agreement, the duo plan to allow users of their own apps to order cabs from the other when they are travelling in the countries in which the other operates, the Wall Street Journal reported.
It intends to save passengers hassle too, as the fares will be collected in their domestic currency so there's no need to hand over foreign cash at the end of the journey.
The service won't be ready until next year, however.
Lyft and Didi are also in discussions to get India's Ola and Singpore's GrabTaxi on board, the WSJ added.
Uber, which has been valued at over $50 million, recently announced plans to take on Didi by setting up shop in another 100 cities in China.
Its Chinese business recently raised another $1.2 billion (£781.9 million) to help see that vision through.
Lyft remains much smaller than Uber, but it is still expecting to grow strongly over the coming months, with revenues projected to double in 2016, according to a Tech Crunch report.