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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"ride-hailing"”.
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Three essays on ride-hailing markets
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Choosing Networks for Ride-Hailing Platforms
… As companies prepare to deploy these vehicles on ride-hailing platforms, a key operational challenge is determining the networks on which to train the vehicles. Our work contributes toward addressing this challenge on three fronts. First, we develop a theoretical model of the network selection …
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Analysis of On-Demand Ride-Hailing Systems
… there has been a rapid rise of on-demand ride-hailing platforms, such as Uber and Didi, which allow passengers with smartphones to submit trip requests and match them to drivers based on their locations and drivers availability. This increased demand has raised questions about how such a …
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Impacts of ride-hailing services on travel behavior
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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Managing multiple services on a ride-hailing platform
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2021-12-01
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To What Extent Do Ride-Hailing Services Replace Public Transit? A Novel Geospatial, Real-Time Approach Using Ride-Hailing Trips in Chicago
Existing literature on the relationship between ridehailing (RH) and transit services is limited to empirical studies that rely on self-reported answers and lack spatial and temporal contexts. To fill this gap, the research takes a novel approach that uses real-time geospatial analyzes. Using this …
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The impact of ride-hailing services on travel behaviour
The introduction of Ride- hailing Services into our transport systems has rapidly transformed travel behavior. Ride-hailing services provide multi-modality and fill transit gaps, but they also impact the modal share of other modes such as public transit and car ownership. This study delves into …
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Exogenous drivers of public transit and ride-hailing ridership: a study of policy intervention, COVID-19, and the relationship between ride-hailing and public transit in Chicago
… further shocks to both travel modes and their riders. In response to these changes, this thesis asks the question of “How have public transit and TNC riders responded to various external factors, including a direct policy intervention, a public health emergency, and emerging mobility services, …
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Working for Small Change: Investigating the Livelihoods of Ride-hailing Drivers in Cape Town, South Africa
Since its introduction in 2009, ride-hailing has been at the centre of many critical discussions concerning the disruption of the (public) transportation sector, labour issues and tax matters. Missing voices in this discourse have notably been the employees of ride-hailing companies, specifically …
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Towards the creation a fair ride-hailing industry: Should South African labour law regulate the Uber relationship?
“Before the Internet, it would be really difficult to find someone, sit them down for ten minutes and get them to work for you, and then fire them after those ten minutes. But with technology, you can actually find them, pay them the tiny amount of money, and then get rid of them when you don’t …
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Mobility as a public service : integrating civil rights laws in partnerships between transit agencies and ride-hailing companies
Recently, a number of public transportation agencies have formed partnerships with Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft. Proponents of these collaborations emphasize their potential to expand the reach of public transportation systems, while skeptics caution that transit …
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The Invisible Hand or the Handgun: Ride Hailing, Violence, and Political Settlements in the South African Urban Mobility Market
… to offer developmental promise. The spread of ride hailing platforms such as Uber to developing country contexts is conceived of as a market formalization tool that produces desirable social outcomes, reducing unemployment while creating modern and efficient transportation systems. Why, then, …
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Spatiotemporal lifecycle assessment of the light-duty vehicle fleet of United States
… recent rapid growth of a new mobility behavior, ride-hailing, has also raised important questions for urban transportation and sustainability, largely because the net environmental impact of ride-hailing services is similarly challenging to assess. In this dissertation, I develop techniques aimed …
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Understanding Attitudes and Behaviors Associated with Shared Mobility During Disruptive Events and Times of Uncertainty
… In cities around the world, innovative ride-hailing services (e.g. Uber and Lyft) have become a popular mobility option but true “shared” ride-hailing services like UberPool and Lyft Line are significantly lagging in acceptance. To magnify this existing trend of low willingness-to-share …
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Future transit service for a broader user base : demand analysis of hypothetical autonomous vehicle mobility services using a stated preference approach
… be deployed as a standalone mode, such as AV ride-hailing, or integrated with other modes. We postulate that it could be both socially beneficial and appealing to consumers to combine the advantages of AV ride-hailing and public transportation in an integrated transit-oriented mobility service …
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The Value of Urban Amenities: Analyzing the Changing Dynamics of Consumer Goods, Mobility, and Green Spaces in Cities
… flexible mobility, an amenity enabled by ride-hailing platforms and is primarily prevalent in dense urban areas. I discuss the mobility consequences and economic implications of regulating ride-hailing services, using evidence from the ride-hailing congestion tax in Chicago. Essay 3 …
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Carrots and Sticks in Green Moves: Assessing the Mobility, Environmental, Economic, and Social Impacts of Sustainable Mobility Solutions
… policy instruments: congestion pricing on ride-hailing services in Chicago, car ownership restrictions in Beijing, the introduction of electric vehicle charging stations in California, and the promotion of remote work across the United States. Through these studies, we aim to illuminate the …
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Essays on the Economics of Driving and Health
… and health. The first examines the effect of the ride-hailing service Uber, its launch in New York City in May 2011, and the resulting drunk-driving outcomes in the counties that received service compared with those that did not. The difference-in-differences estimation of this effect implies a 25 …
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Assessment of subsidized shared transport services on mobility patterns: Evidence and Lessons from cellphone mobility data
… data. The MOD Project initially utilized a ride-hailing mode with limited semi-fixed routes and transition to point-to-point flexible routes during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the Metro Micro Project adopted a micro-transit mode with mini-buses operating on flexible routes. Applying a …
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Innovative mobility solutions disrupting conventional investment paradigms in real estate
… resulting from the recent advent of ride-hailing providers like Uber, Lyft, and Didi. Broad literature, generated over the past decades and applying widely recognized econometric concepts, emphasizes the significance of public transport access for residential real estate values. More …
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