New technology helps improve bike-sharing services in China

Reporter: Sam Duckett and Chen Ziqi 

[Photo: Baidu.com] 

Bike-sharing services have been rapidly gaining in popularity since they hit the Chinese market. But as bike-sharing companies unleash more and more of their products on the street in order to try and keep up with demand, inadequate management of these bikes is starting to become a concern. Some companies are resorting to new technology in order to solve the problem. 

CRI's Sam Duckett visited one of the smart parking lots and tells us how it will work.