Can sharing a ride make for less traffic? Evidence from Uber and Lyft and implications for cities

B Schaller - Transport policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The popularity of Uber and Lyft and advances in autonomous vehicle technology have
spurred public interest in the potential of shared ride services to reduce traffic congestion …

Who and where rideshares? Rideshare travel and use in Los Angeles

AE Brown - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Carpooling rates in America have been falling for decades. But new technologies may offer
solutions to traditional carpooling barriers and usher in a new chapter in shared car travel …

The impact of ride-hailing on vehicle miles traveled

A Henao, WE Marshall - Transportation, 2019 - Springer
Ride-haling such as Uber and Lyft are changing the ways people travel. Despite widespread
claims that these services help reduce driving, there is little research on this topic. This …

Factors influencing willingness to pool in ride-hailing trips

Y Hou, V Garikapati, D Weigl, A Henao… - Transportation …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
In the past decade, transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber, Lyft, and Via
have established themselves as a viable transportation alternative to other modes. However …

Transport policy in the era of ridehailing and other disruptive transportation technologies

G Circella, F Alemi - Advances in transport policy and planning, 2018 - Elsevier
Transportation is changing at an unprecedented pace. New transportation options provided
by shared mobility providers are expanding the set of travel alternatives and they account for …

Social and trip-level predictors of pooled ride-hailing service adoption in the Greater Boston region

SR Gehrke, MP Huff, TG Reardon - Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Ridesharing holds promise as a more efficient and sustainable version of emergent ride-
hailing services. However, the adoption of pooled services in which individuals pay a …

Beyond the dichotomy: How ride-hailing competes with and complements public transport

O Cats, R Kucharski, SR Danda, M Yap - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Since ride-hailing has become an important travel alternative in many cities worldwide, a
fervent debate is underway on whether it competes with or complements public transport …

Is there a limit to adoption of dynamic ridesharing systems? Evidence from analysis of Uber demand data from New York City

R Gerte, KC Konduri, N Eluru - Transportation Research …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent technological advances have paved the way for new mobility alternatives within
established transportation networks, including on-demand ride hailing/sharing (eg, Uber …

The sustainability of shared mobility: Can a platform for shared rides reduce motorized traffic in cities?

A Tirachini, E Chaniotakis, M Abouelela… - … Research Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies in several cities indicate that ridesourcing (ride-hailing) may increase traffic and
congestion, given the substitution of more sustainable modes and the addition of empty …

Does ride-hailing increase or decrease vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT)? A simulation approach for Santiago de Chile

A Tirachini, A Gomez-Lobo - International journal of sustainable …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Many authors have pointed out the importance of determining the impact of ride-hailing
(ridesourcing) on vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT), and thus on transport externalities like …