Impact factors of Uber legalization : a study of major cities using Uber | |
| Author | Jayasree, Dumingu Hewage Sanuri Tharindi |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.TE-17-05 |
| Subject(s) | Ridesharing--Law and legislation Taxicabs--Law and legislation |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Transportation Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Uber is a transportation company which falls under the category of sharing economy. Uber is a tech company founded by Garret Camp and Travis Kalanick in 2009 in San Francisco as ‘UberCab’. It currently operates in 84 countries including 633 cities worldwide. Uber works through a smart phone application and it connects passengers with drivers. When Uber starts operating in a new country the rod to legalization is tough one. This study identifies the factors influencing the legal status of Uber. For this study 45 cities in 26 countries are selected and 5 factors are selected to check the relationship. A binary logistic regression was carried out to analyze and calculate the influence of the factors on legal status of Uber. from the analysis results it was concluded out of the 5 factors 3 factors were statistically significant to the legal status of Uber. The factors Uber’s state of following regulations enforced by city government, the average number of protests per year by taxi drivers against Uber and the satisfaction with the safety of Uber were significant to the legal status of Uber. When Uber follow regulations the tendency of Uber being legal was found to be increased. When the average number of taxi protests were reduced the odds of Uber being legal were increased and when safety of Uber service satisfied the tendency to legalize Uber was increased. The other two factors, satisfaction with the regular taxi quality and satisfaction of regular taxi safety were found to be insignificant to the legal status of Uber. |
| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Transportation Engineering (TE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kunnawee Kanitpong |
| Examination Committee(s) | Surachet Pravinvongvuth;Nakatsuji, Takashi |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2018 |