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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Shared mobility"”.
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Resource allocation and pricing under competition in shared mobility markets
Shared mobility services, such as those involving shared rides and shared cars/bikes, are becoming important components of urban transportation systems. There are various advantages of shared mobility, including: (i) significant societal benefit to our environment; for example, bikesharing is …
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Dynamic pricing in shared mobility on demand service and its social impacts
… and solve a profit maximization problem of shared mobility on demand service operations, and investigate the impact of such operations on performance of transportation system with a carefully designed case study. It is shown that our approach can generate much more profit than other basic …
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Enhancing the Shared Mobility Market: Dissolving Market Segmentation and Understanding Market Friction
… worldwide. However, in the governance of the shared mobility market of a city or metropolitan area, two conflicting principles emerge: the healthy competition between multiple platforms, such as Uber and Lyft in the United States, and economies of network scale, which leads to higher chances …
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Understanding Attitudes and Behaviors Associated with Shared Mobility During Disruptive Events and Times of Uncertainty
… in technology mean that new and improved shared mobility options are becoming available and have the potential to dramatically change travel behaviors. In cities around the world, innovative ride-hailing services (e.g. Uber and Lyft) have become a popular mobility option but true “shared” …
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Preparing small urban areas for shared mobility with autonomous vehicles: a case study of college town
… AVs are expected to further promote the current shared mobility programs, including both car-sharing and ride-hailing services. Shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) appear to be a promising future travel mode. This dissertation envisions an AV-supported shared mobility system in the Tuscaloosa, …
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Estimation of cumulative prospect theory-based passenger behavioral models for dynamic pricing & transactive control of shared mobility on demand
… thesis studies the optimal design of large-scale shared mobility on demand services (SMoDS) in urban settings. Specifically, we build upon previous work done in the Active-Adaptive Control Lab lab on the dynamic pricing and routing of ride sharing services. We develop and characterize a novel …
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Social perspective of mobility sharing : understanding, utilizing, and shaping preference
… Lesser known, however, are the opportunities of shared mobility as a tool to foster and strengthen human interactions. In this dissertation, I used preference as a lens to investigate the social interaction in mobility sharing, including how the interpersonal preference in mobility sharing can be …
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Computational Investigation of Factors Influencing Vehicle Passengers' Safety Performance in Automated Driving Systems (ADS)
As Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and shared mobility technologies become integral to transportation, mitigating injury risks for vehicle occupants has become increasingly critical. This dissertation presents computational investigations into key factors influencing passenger safety, with a focus …
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Reinterpreting vehicle ownership in the era of shared and smart mobility
… autonomous vehicles and services like on-demand shared mobility are casting their shadows over the traditional paradigm of vehicle ownership. Several countries are witnessing stagnation in overall car use, perhaps due to the proliferation of access-based services and changing attitudes of …
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Simulation Modeling of Calgary's E-Scooter System
Shared micromobility is a rapidly growing transportation technology, with several companies establishing e-bike and e-scooter programs in cities across the globe. This thesis analyzes two years of empirical data on e-scooter usage from a shared mobility pilot program in the City of Calgary to …
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Preparing urban mobility for the future of work: impacts and adaptation
… commuters are struggling to meet the evolving mobility needs of their communities and are facing substantial demand shortfalls as a result. Moreover, there is evidence of a latent desire for new mobility services and land use policies that allow remote workers to take full advantage of the …
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Architecting the future of a global automobile supplier : a socio-technical perspective
… vehicles, electrification of the powertrain and shared mobility (commonly referred to as ACES - autonomous, connected, electric and shared vehicles) are not only disrupting the industry but are also uncovering new business models that were non-existent a few years ago (Modi et al., 2018, p. 31). …
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Exploring image recognition: applying convoluted neural networks and learning to recognize safe cyclists
"Today, there is a need to focus on the mobility revolution that is currently taking place. With the advent of more intelligent data gathering, there is also a growing need for using existing technology and infrastructure to achieve this goal, without incorporating expensive, complicated systems. …
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Evaluating the Impacts of Mobility-as-a-Service in Prototypical North American Cities via Agent-based Simulation
Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is a natural evolution of trends in shared mobility. As new mobility options emerge users are faced with an increasingly splintered mobility landscape. By unifying emerging on-demand modes with traditional mobility options, MaaS can increase users’ transportation …
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Investigating Environmentally Sustainable Pathways for Passenger Vehicle Fleet in the UK
… future targets. Strategies such as the uptake of shared mobility, to minimize the number of vehicles on the road, and circularity of resources, could reduce the wastage of raw materials and associated environmental and energy impacts. Given that lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) play a vital role in …
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Implementation of multimodal electronic payment systems : lessons from Los Angeles and Minneapolis-St. Paul
… transportation in the US and around the world. Shared mobility services like bikeshare, carshare, and ride-sourcing services are now part of many cities' mobility ecosystem, adding to the traditional modes of public transit, cabs, and private cars. Accessing these different modal options, …
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Towards A Robust Integrated Urban Mobility System: Public Transit and Ride-Sharing Systems
… cities. In this post-pandemic world, urban mobility demand patterns are experiencing significant shifts. To manage the growing uncertainty in urban mobility, there is a growing need to develop a robust urban mobility system. This system must be adaptable to evolving demand patterns while …
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Value of information in dispatching shared autonomous mobility-on-demand systems : a simulation framework
The concept of shared mobility-on-demand (MoD) systems describes an innovative mode of transportation in which rides are tailored as per the immediate requests in a shared manner. Convenience of hailing, ease of transactions, and economic efficiency of crowd-sourcing the rides have made these …
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The future of consumer mobility: A conceptual framework and empirical evidence from mobility innovations
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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