ride-hailing

Panel Study of Emerging Transportation Technologies and Trends in California: Phase 2 Findings

Research Product Type
Research Report
This report focuses on the analyses of the data collected in this project, in particular on the differences in attitudes towards transportation and the environment among different generational groups, the adoption and use of shared mobility services, and their relationship with vehicle ownership, the interest in the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles, and the interest in the future adoption of connected and automated vehicles.

Prediction framework for parking search cruising time and emissions in dense urban areas

Research Product Type
Associated Publication
This paper: (1) uses empirical data and conducts descriptive and comparative analysis using a spatial lag model to analyze the factors influencing average cruising time (ACT) related to parking search, and (2) proposes a novel framework to predict grid-based ACT and to estimate average emission metrics (AEM).

Ridehailing use, travel patterns and multimodality: A latent-class cluster analysis of one-week GPS-based travel diaries in California

Research Product Type
Associated Publication
This study performs a latent-class cluster analysis on data from the four largest metro areas in California and identifies four distinctive traveler groups with varying levels of multimodality. The findings from this study will prove valuable for transit agencies and policymakers interested in integrating ridehailing with other modes.

Setting TNC Policies to Increase Sustainability

Research Product Type
White Paper
This research aims to assess the goals and effectiveness of the fees and taxes on transportation network company (TNC) platforms in achieving some of policy objectives, such as traffic and emissions mitigation, as well as revenue generation.

Setting Transportation Network Company Policies to Increase Sustainability

Research Product Type
Policy Brief
This policy brief assesses state and local Transportation Network Company taxes across the United States and develops a method of comparing per-ride and percentage taxes in order to the examine the likelihood of these taxes encouraging more sustainable travel.