Smartphone Information and Transportation Demand Modeling: An Analysis of Transportation Network Companies

In this task the performing organization plans to develop a comprehensive understanding about the operations and technological capabilities of transportation network companies (TNCs) and to explore ways in which this knowledge/data can be used to improve transportation system modeling, namely the demand-side. Three firms will be examined in this report: Uber, Lyft, and Side-Car through publicly available documents from TNCs and other sources (e.g. newspapers, legal documents, etc) although the performing organization will also direct efforts to communicate directly with TNC managers. The selection is largely based on firm size, however, each firm also possess sufficient operational diversity to warrant the investigation of all three.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Ziaullah, Fouad

• Performing Organizations:

  University of California Center on Economic Competitiveness in Transportation (UCCONNECT)

  University of California, Berkeley
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1782
• Start Date: 20150215
• Expected Completion Date: 20151231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Information technology; Smartphones; Taxi services; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Lyft; Uber
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01620629
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: California Department of Transportation
• Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 4 2017 10:56AM