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How Transportation Network Companies Could Replace Public Transportation In The United States, Matthew L. Kessler
How Transportation Network Companies Could Replace Public Transportation In The United States, Matthew L. Kessler
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The quantity of cell phone applications or mobile apps have seen an upsurge at an exponential rate in under a decade. Many have been created for a variety of industries, including transportation. The advent and subsequent commercialized implementation of near-instant transport by a middleman-type of app is now known as a Transportation Network Company or TNC. Examples of the more renowned TNCs are Uber, Lyft and Sidecar.
In recent years, TNCs have cultivated a tremendous following, to the degree of taxicab desertion. Moreover, the massive success of TNCs led to expansion of its capacities into public transportation.
The TNC’s expeditious …