Study: Uber Might Have Curbed Drunk Driving, But Not Drunks
An article published by The Economist reveals a new twist in the ongoing scientific inquiry into the effects ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft have had in society:Publication Date: Tue, 11/19/2019
View ArticleYear One of Waymo
Commercial autonomous taxi service Waymo marked its one-year anniversary since becoming the first and only company to offer self-driving ride-hailing service to the public by releasing its app on the...
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The Final Major Holdout in North America Finally Welcomes Uber and Lyft
"Uber conquered North America a long time ago. Except for Vancouver," writes Alison Griswold.The city shut down Uber after a brief period of operation in 2012, and the company's usual lobbying tactics...
View ArticleReport Details the Impact of Emerging Transportation Technologies
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program has released a report titled "Foreseeing the Impact of Transformational Technologies on Land Use and Transportation" that examines transformational...
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Ride-Hailing Companies Greatly Increase Pollution, Study Says
"According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, ride-hailing trips today result in an estimated 69 percent more climate pollution on average than the trips they displace," reports Andrew J....
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Lyft, Uber Suspend Shared Rides
"Lyft and Uber both suspended their shared pooled ride services — Lyft Line and UberPool, respectively — effective Tuesday in the United States and Canada in a bid to help curb the spread of the new...
View ArticleMobility-as-a-Service Providers Disappear Along With Public Transit During...
According to Susie Cagle, public transit systems weren't the only mobility services leaving people stranded during protests and curfews in the past few weeks.Publication Date: Thu, 06/04/2020
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Pilot Projects Launched to Test Coordinated Curb Use
"Sidewalk Labs-backed curb management company Coord has selected four cities to participate in its inaugural Digital Curb Challenge: Aspen, CO; Omaha, NE; NashPublication Date: Wed, 07/01/2020
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Ride-Hailing Companies Have Yet to Recover
"Analysts say that the ride-hail industry may take months or even years to start to recover, but companies already are seeing ridership vary according to wPublication Date: Mon, 08/10/2020
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New Research Connects Land Use to Ride-Hailing Trips
Oriol Marquet, a researcher from the University of Barcelona, has published new research on the effect of land use at trip origin and destination on demand for ride-hailing services like Uber and...
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Uber Bails on Autonomous Vehicles
Cade Metz and Kate Conger report:Publication Date: Mon, 12/07/2020
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Ride-Hailing Industry Induces Car Ownership, Research Says
Kea Wilson shares news of research about the effect of ride-hailing companies in U.S. transportation trends.Publication Date: Fri, 01/08/2021
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Report: Ride-Hailing Drastically Increases Vehicle Miles Traveled
[Updated January 27, 2020] New analysis by Schaller Consulting, published in the Transport Policy journal, quantifies the effect of ride-hailing companies on the amount of automobile travel (measured...
View ArticleStudy: Ride-Sharing Increases Urban Congestion
"While ride-sharing has been credited with being more environmentally friendly than taxis and private vehicles," a new study from the theFuture UrbPublication Date: Fri, 04/23/2021
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Ride-Hailing Prices Skyrocket as the U.S. Emerges From the Pandemic
A "perfect storm of extremely high demand and extremely low supply" is driving prices for ride-hailing services to all-time highs, Publication Date: Fri, 06/04/2021
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