China's ride-hailing service will limit night time car pooling to passengers that are the same sex as the driver after a woman using the service was killed

Get the Full StoryChina's ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing will limit some carpool rides based on gender.

For three hours late at night and early in the morning, drivers will only be able to pick up passengers of the same sex they are.

The change comes after a female passenger was allegedly murdered by an unverified carpool driver last month.

China's ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing is restricting the way its car pool feature can be used at night, allowing drivers to only pick up passengers of the same sex.

The safety of the car pool service, known as Hitch, drew criticism last month when a 21-year-old female flight attendant using the service was allegedly killed by her driver. The unverified driver allegedly used his father's account pick up the victim up. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: We tried gaming on the Samsung CHG90 ultrawide gaming monitorSee Also:A top tech investor says cameras watching your every move is inevitable in the US: 'It's not my fault what the future holds, so if it's scary I apologize'The world's largest producer of bitcoin mining chips, which is run by a 32-year-old billionaire, is reportedly considering an IPOChina is so adamant about crushing dissent and promoting moral values that couches are now banned from videosSEE ALSO: China is putting its weight behind North Korea by censoring insults of Kim Jong Un

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