The “Ridesharing” Value Proposition
mtobis
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Good analysis. We had a few more when we did the stakeholder analysis:
For passengers:
- - Massive loss of privacy as ride data collected and harvested for patterns.
- - Tipping becomes mandatory to maintain your reputation within the service
- - Loss of choice for passengers with accessbility needs (as a market segment they’re too small to matter, so they depend on regulated taxi industry)
For the city:
- - Loss of tax base
- - Loss of ability to regulate for passenger safety, accessibility, etc. (multi-national corporations wield far more political power than traditional taxi companies).
- - Loss of all supply-side management options.
For society:
- - Accelerates trend towards gig economy and lower wages for everyone
- + potential to increase trust in society by leveraging online reputation systems
- - drives out free ride-sharing schemes, as people come to expect payment for rides.