The rapid development of digital technologies is prompting a shift in China’s traditional transportation industry. Achieving a fuel consumption of 27.75 liters per 100 km, Jiang Zhili, a 39-year-old truck driver from central China’s Henan Province, was the runner-up in an online fuel-saving contest involving truck drivers. In addition to excellent driving skills and experience, Jiang attributed his success to a mobile app that can monitor diesel consumption of vehicles in real time, evaluate drivers’ operation and give reasonable suggestions after analysis. Developed by Jiefang, a truck subsidiary of China’s leading automaker FAW Group, the app was launched in 2019,...