Posts tagged "future of public transport"

Why do Uber, Lyft, Didi, OLA and other ride-sharing companies want to partner with public transport agencies? For Uber and Lyft, the reason is simple: their business plans were based on eventually using driver-less vehicles to eliminate their main cost, the labour cost of the driver. But human drivers won’t be replaced for some time.

The Victorian government should lead by example and embrace flexible work in order to combat congestion, says Infrastructure Victoria.

Many companies have been striving to break into the transport and mobility market, but the three largest are Alphabet, Uber and Didi Chuxing.