Uber turns to China again, and this time to make bikes, scooters

Uber turns to China again, and this time to make bikes, scooters

A pedestrian checks a mobile device in front of the Uber Technologies Inc. headquarters building in San Francisco, California, U.S. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Two years after exiting China, Uber Technologies Inc. is putting feet back on the ground. Staff there, however, aren’t working on the ride-hailing company’s main business, but overseeing the creation of its bikes and scooters — Uber’s bet for its next consumer hit.

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