據(jù)消息源透露，中國領先的打車公司滴滴出行即將從日本軟銀集團等投資者處獲得最高達60億美元的資本注入，公司的估值超過了500億美元。

兩位熟知內(nèi)情的人表示，本輪募資中的其他投資者還包括私人股本公司銀湖、中國的招商銀行和交通銀行。

因為并未獲得公開發(fā)言的授權(quán)，他們謝絕透露身份。滴滴出行也拒絕對此做出評論。

上一次對滴滴的估值是在去年8月，在與Uber中國曠日持久的競爭后，滴滴決定將其收購，當時公司的估值是340億美元。這份協(xié)議讓Uber擁有了五分之一滴滴的股份。

滴滴500億美元的估值也讓他們超過了中國智能手機廠商小米。后者在2014年的融資后估值460億美元，之后一直是中國估值最高的新創(chuàng)企業(yè)。

中國估值最高的私人互聯(lián)網(wǎng)金融公司是螞蟻金服，它隸屬于阿里巴巴集團控股，估值超過600億美元。

知情人表示，滴滴最新的融資將有部分用于海外擴張。滴滴在國際上已經(jīng)有幾家合作伙伴，專注于智能駕駛領域，例如利用人工智能，并提供了類似的打車服務。

由于國內(nèi)監(jiān)管政策的變化影響滴滴的本地服務，公司如今開始加速在海外的活動。滴滴曾表示，去年10月發(fā)布的草案會大幅減少有資格在大城市經(jīng)營的司機，并讓用戶的打車費用翻倍。

在去年Uber退出中國市場后，滴滴就試圖在拉丁美洲擴張，今年1月，公司帶頭在巴西的打車服務領域投資了1億美元。

上個月，滴滴在美國的硅谷正式開設了研究人工智能相關(guān)駕駛技術(shù)的實驗室。他們之前曾與Lyft、TripAdvisor和Udacity等美國科技公司簽訂了一系列戰(zhàn)略協(xié)議。（財富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：嚴匡正

Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing firm, is set to raise up to $6 billion with a fresh injection of capital from investors including Softbank Group (sftby, -1.10%), valuing the company at over $50 billion, sources said.

Other investors in the fund raising round include private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, China Merchants Bank and Bank of Communications, two people familiar with the matter said.

They declined to be identified because they are not authorized to speak publicly. Didi Chuxing declined to comment.

The last valuation for Didi was $34 billion in August when it agreed to acquire Uber Technology's China business following a drawn-out rivalry between the two firms. The deal gave Uber a one-fifth stake in Didi.

At $50 billion, Didi's valuation is propelled well above that of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, which held the title of China's most valuable startup after a 2014 funding round put it at $46 billion.

Ant Financial, China's most valuable private internet finance firm and an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding (baba, -0.49%), is valued upwards of $60 billion.

The people said that part of the latest capital investment in Didi would be used for international expansion. Didi has sealed several overseas partnerships, focusing on intelligent driving, such as making use of artificial intelligence, as well as similar ride-hailing services.

The firm is ramping up overseas activity as regulatory changes are set to take a toll on their local service. Draft rules released in October would slash the number of eligible drivers and double fares for users in major cities, the company has said.

Since Uber exited the Chinese market last year, Didi has sought to expand in Latin America, leading a $100 million investment in Brazilian ride-hailing service 99 in January.

Last month it officially opened a lab researching artificial intelligence-related driving technologies in Silicon Valley in the United States. The company has previously entered a range of strategic agreements with U.S. tech firms including Lyft, TripAdvisor (trip, +0.71%), and Udacity.