Study: Uber and Lyft, on the contrary, increase the number of plugs

On   the dawn of the Uber and   Lyft them   creators in   One voice said that they reduce the number of cars   roads, making life easier. But   the latest research shows   that Uber and   Lyft on the contrary aggravated the problem, and   machines for   there were more roads.

AT   than the reason

AT   convenience and   low prices. Because of them, the demand for   Uber / Lyft services in   The US is constantly growing, which entails   an increase in supply. Taxi drivers are getting bigger, carbon dioxide emissions too, and   on the contrary, there is less public transport. As the study of Boston University says, taxi services have shifted the transport paradigm, which is why people view Uber as a separate type of transport to replace the public one. It's about   decrease in the number of cars on the roads   goes.

What was the original plan

Also in   In 2015, the head of Uber Travis Kalanik claimed that Uber would unload Boston's roads for   5 years. His logic looked like this   - if everyone can quickly deliver people to   the desired point, then   we do not   you will need as many cars as you need now. A   less machines = fewer cars   roads. Cheap taxi = death of public transport. But   Judging by   research, the idea worked the other way round   - no one   was going to sell the car already bought, then to travel to   Taxi. After all, if the car is already there, then it's easier to bring those   whom her   no.

Source: Fast Company