To what extent did Uber entering the transportation market have an effect on the unemployment rate and income?
Introduction
Over the past century the taxi transportation business has grown and spread across different regions of the world. As it grew in popularity, it became demarcated as the transportation style of the high and few middle class in the society who could afford its high rates. Over these times, the taxi industry had been facing high regulations coupled with minimal innovations and transformations. The most common operating system for taxis involved getting the taxi li cense and operating through a taxi company with telephone services. Control mechanisms such as the taxi medallion system were also enacted to provide a regulation on the number of taxis operating within a region at every given time. The medallion system also went into making the demand for the taxis within a region higher than the supply thus making them a highly valued transport asset and justifying for the high price rates offered.
The entry of the Uber taxi service into the industry has revolutionized the taxi transport industry. It has provided technological innovations that have modernized the charging system and operations of taxis. Through modernization, technological innovations, and operating under economies of scales the Uber taxis are able to offer very low prices to its consumers compared to the regular taxi operators. In result, the Uber transport business has in the past 6 grown to
Carpooling or ridesharing is a major process to avoid the congestion of vehicle in a particular place. This process is nothing but sharing the car to travel more than one member on the same vehicle. Uber, the transportation service has added this technique recently to manage the huge number of utilizers. If we are using this ride-sharing technique, we can reduce the each person’s other expenditure like fuel costs, tolls and pressure of driving.
Whether one is in New York City, Singapore, Taiwan, or nearly any other large area, there is always a need for the taxi cab industry. One can make a fortune through what seem like simple operations involving picking up a person in a vehicle, transporting them to their requested destination, doing so and collecting the money. Managing a business in this industry is not easy, however, and careful coordination combined with proper technology and planning is necessary to stay ahead of one’s competitors. In Singapore, Comfort Taxi handled this challenge wonderfully, whereas Taiwan’s Taiwan Taxi company did not. Through detailed analysis, the reasons for this occurrence become clear.
commutes longer and more expensive. As jobs and people left the cities, many urban transit
Cab aggregators have been a boon to the society. They ensure that one reaches their destination on time and without any hassles.
Following further investigation it was determined that because Uber drivers are independent contractors. Responsible for paying “their own vehicle operating expenses, including fuel, maintenance, insurance, and car payments,” ("The Hidden Cost of Being an Uber Driver and Why Fare Cuts Really Do Hit Their Bottom Line"). Shown in Appendix 3.2 and 3.3, many people see this as a distressed attempt by Uber to cut operating costs. Through thorough examination drivers may find these hidden costs unattractive, in turn potentially decreasing the number and quality of the available workforce ("The Hidden Cost of Being an Uber Driver and Why Fare Cuts Really Do Hit Their Bottom
Uber has not had an immense amount of time for a full assessment of their business model like a company such as Yellow Cab so for most there is not a cut and dry opinion on the company; most people may not have used the service at all. There have been significant concerns raised recently, concerns ranging from the fair compensation of their drivers, to passengers being brutally raped while in a driver’s vehicle while being taken to their destination. Cases like that of Jane Doe one and two accuse Uber drivers of sexually assaulting them while on their way home from a party. These situations highlight the danger of Uber, and the discussion of their safety is needed immediately. Drivers very often are only part time or “per-diem” drivers and therefor do not receive any other compensation whether that be hourly or in insurance and only get paid while they are driving someone. The plus sides that may need to be evaluated are Uber’s effect on drunk driving. This aspect is also very important and should be heavily considered. Uber is in avery unique position, they have the ability to effect the world of technology and transportation every day, it is important to fully assess Uber and realize that while it is providing a large service it can be dangerous and harmful to society.
If the demand from these customers’ change, then Uber will be forced to evolve to retain the customer segment, while adapting to the new segment. According to Anne Freier, in her article “Uber usage statistics and revenue” on Business of Apps, Uber currently offers their service to sixty countries, have eight million users, and give over one million rides daily.1 By offering more specialized rides Uber is trying to gain a larger market share and customize the experience to their customers. They are continuing to expand
The major effects have came in many ways and include sales of the automobile, jobs
Uber can exploit huge and new markets that are currently unexploited, particularly in Asian countries, where taxi administrations are so inconvenient or costly for most of the people. Besides, Uber is exploiting suburban areas where there are no taxi administrations. The key for the future development of Uber is to fulfill the public requirement and expanding valuation.
It is not realized what Uber's future is. Google Cars are a major danger to its prosperity. Uber ought to keep up its qualities. It ought to address the shortcomings found in the TOWS. The point ought to be to transform shortcomings into quality. The group must work and endeavor the open doors and keep away from the
The main aim of the service is to make the journey a better and comfortable one to the travelers as per their wish. In a recent survey, this service is edging other services and it makes high competition with The Lyft. This organization is a private one and it is useful to the employees and other applications.
As the sharing economy continues to grow in popularity, Uber will gradually continue to destroy the taxi industry. Taxis are highly regulated and rent is paid on vehicles, so drivers have to use their profits to pay for their vehicle. With these new companies there are little to no regulations, and local governments have no control over drivers. With these companies on the rise it is becoming harder and harder for taxi drivers to make their money. One of the big differences between taxis and Uber drivers is that taxi
City transportation is an increasing problem. Public transportation is cost effective, but do not provide door-to-door transportation. This makes the far more expensive cabs attractive and scarce. This paper proposes location-based Cab-Sharing services like Uber, Lyft, Ridejoy etc., which reduces cab fare costs and effectively utilizes available cabs. These services accept cab requests from mobile devices in the form of origin-destination pairs. Then it automatically groups close by requests to minimize the cost, utilize
Since the invention of smart phones, software application has been very popular from the year 2008 and beyond. It is certainly obvious that, the usage of mobile applications is on the ascendancy. This move by the inventers, has created enormous job opportunity for today’s youth and generation unborn. It has also simplified a more difficult task in this our world. According to Posen (2015), “The use of technology is an important part of this sharing economy. Technology has given rise to networks and cloud services that allow people to access resources only when they need them, connecting people to resources through the simple click of a button. People are now using technology to make money off of things they own by providing them as a service to those who do not own the item themselves.” Uber came to existence as a result software application with the aim of reducing transportation problems on travelers. Uber application software is a digital platform which when downloaded connect both the driver and the consumer. The application is so powerful that, it is able to locate the consumer. Transaction is completed at the click of a button since consumer credit card information is already filed in the system. Thereby making it safe for both the driver and the consumer. According to CRASER (2013), “The best car service on the market, Über quickly locates professional drivers in most major cities and instantly handles payments”. Uber initially started in San Francisco
There used to be a time when Autos ruled. Asking for a price they canthink of, and with no competition, the users were at their mercy. And then came the first round of taxi revolution with Meru and Mega of the world started organizing the market, giving you a decent and reliable option. Though prices were high, the commuters know them in advance and take an informed decision.