This is the summary of a talk I gave recently at a Mob Ox event in Oxford. It picks up some of the ideas in this post about Uber, and is especially relevant in relation to Waymo’s recent announcement.
It focusses on some work we’ve been doing to understand how infrastructure and land use interact in cities, and uses this to frame the conversation around these mobility services
As Uber has lost its license to operate in London, here are some points about the potential it offers and how it could be improved further:
1. Provide mobility in places traditional public transport can’t work
2. Apply dynamic pricing in a progressive way
3. Provide driver facilities
These are described in a little more detail below – this is all written from an urban perspective, and excludes everything around business ethics, personal safety, insurance etc which has had a lot of coverage in the mainstream media.
Urban D.A.S. 